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[ NNSquad ] Apple Mapocalypse Sends iOS 6 Users Into a Tizzy, Riverbank
Apple Mapocalypse Sends iOS 6 Users Into a Tizzy, Riverbank http://j.mp/OeXgMF (Wired) Disgruntled users across the globe are flocking to share their displeasure with Apple's new Maps app, which has a tendency to mislocate businesses, misplace cities, streets and towns, and display warped Dali-esque distortions of skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks. Apple's replaced Google Maps with its own app in iOS 6, released on Wednesday, cutting its closest tie to smartphone rival Google. But the seemingly premature launch of the Apple app is turning into a significant black eye in an otherwise well-received operating system upgrade. "The maps for my hometown in iOS 6 are not only extremely ugly (and old) but not a singular business has a correct location as far as I can see," Apple forum member bjrnfrommalm posted Wednesday. "Anyone else getting really annoyed by this switch?" - - - Apparently Apple released the "Escher 1.0" build of their mapping app. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad