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Old 11-04-2009, 12:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Has anybody heard any news on when/if this app is coming to itunes?

I would just love to have this app on my iphone.
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Old 11-04-2009, 01:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Google would be pretty foolish not to give Android 2.0 phones at least a 6-month head start with this software. It's a major selling point. I agree it would be awesome if/when it comes to the iPhone, but I wouldn't hold my breath just yet...
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Ok,

what about a JB version of the app, does the android OS speak with apple's
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Not really. It would take some serious reverse engineering and I don't suspect that's gonna happen.
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I bet we never see it. As a matter of fact I'm predicting right now that in the next major update of the iPhone OS that google maps is gone. Why do you ask? Well the rift between Google and Apple is getting bigger and Apple purchased it's own mapping software a while ago but has yet to use it for anything. Predictions are it will be coming to an iPhone near you.
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Google will never yank Maps from the iPhone. Will they yank Earth and Mobile App as well? I think they know that having the Google brand everywhere is more important that promoting their OS through proprietary software.
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I bet we never see it. As a matter of fact I'm predicting right now that in the next major update of the iPhone OS that google maps is gone. Why do you ask? Well the rift between Google and Apple is getting bigger and Apple purchased it's own mapping software a while ago but has yet to use it for anything. Predictions are it will be coming to an iPhone near you.
If this does happen, Apple better hope their software is as good or better than current google maps. If not, Apple will most likely take a hard hit.

I don't know that Apple would risk that big of a change. Just too many people are cozy with their comfortable google maps they have had for the last 3 years. We will see.
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I honestly cant see Apple getting pissey with Google. If they removed maps google could pull native gmail support / youtube support etc. Google is EVERYWHERE!
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Could they keep Maps.app but make it use the tiles from the mapping company they recenly purchased?
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No, they couldn't. It would have to be a whole new program.
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