Archived version: https://archive.ph/hguLn
Excerpt:
Apple Maps’ offering might surprise people who remember its disastrous launch in 2012, which the Guardian described as the company’s “first significant failure in years”. Users were more than furious – they were lost, sometimes dangerously so. In Australia, police had to rescue tourists from the huge Murray-Sunset national park, after Maps placed the city of Mildura in the wrong place by more than 40 miles. Some of the motorists located by police had been stranded for 24 hours without food or water. In Ireland, ministers had to complain directly to Apple after a cafe and gardens called “Airfield” was designated by the service as an actual airport.
But mostly the map was just glitchy and unhelpful, its directions always a little off kilter. Users revolted and Apple made a rare retreat, allowing Google Maps to be used as the default on many iPhone apps and apologizing for the product.
I’d say it’s better in many cases than Google Maps now.
The Google Maps app is so bloated nowadays that the sleek and plain interface of Apple Maps is refreshing.
Apple’s Street View alternative simply looks a lot better and is smoother, also it’s available in many places here in Germany where Google Street View is not.
Navigation works great for me.
The only thing I use Google Maps for nowadays is getting information for restaurants etc., because it’s usually way more detailed in that regard.