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micahsingleton:

According to a very trusted source, Apple Store employees who have been tasked with improving Apple’s new mapping service are using Bing Maps to correct reported address errors in Apple Maps. According to my source:

When someone has reported an [address-related] problem, they look up the real address on Bing (via an embedded map on the page) and then correct the location.

Using a different service to fix the problem is not surprising, but skipping over Google, the clear industry leader in mapping, due to their disdain for the company, is the same issue that got them into this mess in the first place. Remember, Apple had a year left on its Google Maps/iOS contract.

In which Apple relies on third-hand mapping information.

Ouch, that’s baaaaad.

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    One of the guys I work with in IT told me about this. He also recounted his experience using Apple Maps, which resulted...

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    Because they need people familiar enough with the area to spot discrepancies, which means locals. There are Apple stores...

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    s/o to bing maps working really excellently for me so far

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    Ouch, that’s baaaaad.

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    apple pls

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    Why are the store employees doing this? Like, I’ve always gotten great service there and the store employees are one of...

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    I drove next to a google street view car for a bit today; clearly they are on top of their shit… It just does not make...

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    In which Apple relies on third-hand mapping information.

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