It's no secret that Google and Apple are at odds (Android vs iOS). You can look all over the web and see stats pointing in either direction of the domination spectrum. Who knows what's real (well, I do, but I'll have my critics if I go anywhere with it)?
Today, Google Maps (re)launched on iPhone. In prior versions of iOS (before the recent move to iOS 6) Google Maps was a mainstay on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad). But I guess the war got too ugly and Apple decided to dump the standard Google Maps that came with every iOS device and create their own Maps app. Yeah, that didn't go so good. It was obviously a "fail" given the standards we Apple consumers expect from our beloved company. While I didn't have a horrible experience, their Maps app definitely showed its youth and needs a lot more work. The stories you would read on the Internet about the frustrations with Apple Maps were numerous. The question always was "is Google going to release, and Apple approve, an updated Google Maps app?" Well, that question has been answered with today's release. I have no idea if Apple will work on improving their Maps app, or what, but I have downloaded the tried and true Google Maps already and have placed it on my iPhone where the Apple Maps used to be (Apple maps has been moved to Page 2 in a folder).
Evidently, this new Google Maps app come with turn-by-turn navigation..... Nice!
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