Despite the fact that I’ve been a
fan of the Apple’s ecosystem, I could not pretend that I’m happy with
the feature that defines iOS 6 – the Maps. And after 10 long days of disbelief with the current Maps application, Apple CEO has written an open letter
to every unhappy customer.
Atleast, I was delighted to know
that Apple is prioritizing it above anything else; but the fact that Tim Cook
suggested the use of rival mapping services like Google and Nokia Maps raises my
eyebrow. Check out the letter after the jump.
The Maps arrived with the latest
version of iOS last week with Apple collaborated with C3 Technologies to offer
3D Flyover views and Turn-by-Turn Navigation. This has dropped Google Maps out
of the water. While Apple believes that they gave better mapping alternative
to customers, backlashes had popped out like mushrooms everywhere.
So to recognize the disbelief,
CEO Tim Cook writes that they are "extremely sorry for the frustration" and they
are "doing everything" to make the Maps better. The highlight of the said letter
was Tim Cook's suggestion of using Nokia, Google and even Bing Maps as
alternatives in the meantime.
For iOS users, all we can do for now is
cross our fingers that Google Maps will be available in the Apps Store because,
as bad as the new Maps may be, it would definitely take a little while for Apple to patch the flawed
mapping service.
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