[spamkillerj]

Apparently Google haven't been working on an app and have no plans to produce one in the near future.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09..._maps_on_ios6/

[nuveem7070]

Yup, saw this earlier on The Verge.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/33...e-eric-schmidt

[2swasseneons]

I have a gut feeling that Google at least started working on a new app, but after the reaction of the Apple map program canned it to send Apple users running to Android.

I hear that the Apple Map program has lots bugs in the train route particularly in the London to Brighton route. What good is that?

[glopomcyte]

Major Apple f**kup here. While the 3D views of the center of the major cities is quite amazing, the rest of it is horsesh*t.

[Kolokireo]

I'm pretty sure Google is going to make an app for it.

[irrehoobe]

I'm pretty sure Google is going to make an app for it.

Probably once enough users of Apple's service are pissed off enough.

[nuveem7070]

Probably once enough users of Apple's service are pissed off enough.

Either way, even with an app, they'll just take a majority of Apple maps clients and all the data that comes along with them.

[2swasseneons]

Either way, even with an app, they'll just take a majority of Apple maps clients and all the data that comes along with them.

What are you trying to say here.

[nuveem7070]

What are you trying to say here.

That if Google release a Maps app on iOS, people will flock to it.

Like flies on ****.

[zCLadw3R]

I hear that the Apple Map program has lots bugs in the train route particularly in the London to Brighton route. What good is that?

It is somewhat disappointing that Apple have released this in such a poor state. I am not an iphone user so it wont be a problem / annoyance to me.

[77Dinaartickire]

I'm pretty sure Google is going to make an app for it.

I honestly don't see what motivation Google would have for doing so. It's not their phone system/OS and I don't see how it would be beneficial for Google to invest resource into developing, releasing, and maintaining an app to enhance a competitors device for free.

Google stating that they are not releasing an app for the iPhone does not surprise me one bit.

[nuveem7070]

I honestly don't see what motivation Google would have for doing so. It's not their phone system/OS and I don't see how it would be beneficial for Google to invest resource into developing, releasing, and maintaining an app to enhance a competitors device for free.

Google stating that they are not releasing an app for the iPhone does not surprise me one bit.

Google do it for the data. They really don't care if what's available on what as long as their software and services are ubiquitous.

That is reason enough for them to release an app, although they might have held back knowing that Apple might block it at the app store.

[2swasseneons]

I don't see how it would be beneficial for Google to invest resource into developing, releasing, and maintaining an app to enhance a competitors device for free.

Mind trying to convey that thought again? Maybe use a morsel of logic next time.

[77Dinaartickire]

Mind trying to convey that thought again? Maybe use a morsel of logic next time.

What's not to understand? I am talking about iPhone users not having to pay for the ability to download and use this application. This brings an improvement to a product that belongs to Googles competitor. Unless there is some kind of monetary exchange or some other beneficial reason for Google to do this, then I stand by my statement that Google would be doing this for free.

[nuveem7070]

Google would be doing this for free.

By free you mean the data collected from the few tens of millions of iPhone users who will immediately install the Google Maps app ?

That's all Google cares about.

Not to mention that half the traffic for Google Maps is coming from mobile devices, half of which are iPhone users, do you really think Google want to lose that amount of users ?

[2swasseneons]

What's not to understand? I am talking about iPhone users not having to pay for the ability to download and use this application. This brings an improvement to a product that belongs to Googles competitor. Unless there is some kind of monetary exchange or some other beneficial reason for Google to do this, then I stand by my statement that Google would be doing this for free.

Let's start from the beginning.

Google is an advertising company.

You should be able to draw some lines from there.

[HotboTgameR]

Is there a bing maps app? If so, that's probably going to take off.

[spamkillerj]

I honestly don't see what motivation Google would have for doing so. It's not their phone system/OS and I don't see how it would be beneficial for Google to invest resource into developing, releasing, and maintaining an app to enhance a competitors device for free.

Google stating that they are not releasing an app for the iPhone does not surprise me one bit.

Google already have a load of apps available on iOS, Google Earth for instance.

[gernica]

Let's start from the beginning.

Google is an advertising company.

You should be able to draw some lines from there.

Is the map marker revenue channel really that big?

[77Dinaartickire]

By free you mean the data collected from the few tens of millions of iPhone users who will immediately install the Google Maps app ?

That's all Google cares about.

Not to mention that half the traffic for Google Maps is coming from mobile devices, half of which are iPhone users, do you really think Google want to lose that amount of users ?

Let's start from the beginning.

Google is an advertising company.

You should be able to draw some lines from there.

Unless there is some kind of monetary exchange or some other beneficial reason for Google to do this.

If Data collecting is beneficial, then it gives them a reason.

Now think about this statement. If there was nothing for Google to gain by releasing a map app for iPhone, then they would be doing so for free. Where is the breakdown in logic for this?