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Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps
(techcrunch.com)
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I remember when Apple Maps was a joke. These days it’s just simply better than google maps. Never thought I’d say that.
That happens a lot to Google products.
@ThirdWorldOrder Same, I remember trying it early on and it was awful
I switched to iPhone about 18 months ago and refused to use Apple Maps at first. I tried Apple Maps when they added offline maps (I live in rural NM and that is a must). I hardly use Google maps any longer now.
Getting a place updated in Apple Maps is proving to be a a little more difficult than it was in Google maps though.
They managed to import OpenStreetMap data