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Originally Posted by Flaming Choy
If Google had allowed turn-by-turn in the previous maps it would be the crappy maps app that Apple created (using google data).
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That's not true. Apple had been pressuring Google for years to include the same features in their Apple Maps as they had in their Android Maps. This included turn-by-turn voice directions. Google refused to do it, and so Apple finally pushed forward with their own Maps. They felt their users were missing out on some pretty basic features because of their arrangement with Google, and the control that Google had over that aspect.
I'm saying Google was right or wrong in their decision. If I was in their place, I most likely would said no to Apple too. Although, in hindsight, I'm not so sure I would have been right. As I mentioned earlier, they lost a pretty significant footprint in the mobile space by being relegated to 3rd-party developer status.
I think this all ties back to previous arguments on this site about whether or not a company like Apple should be allowed to control the user experience on their products. The way Google prevented Apple from having the same basic features in their Maps app that other phones (even Blackberry) had, just goes to further prove the point that companies should be 100% allowed to control the UX on their products.