Tim Cook apologizes for maps of iOS 6

Apple received after the release of iOS 6, a hail of criticism directed at the maps. The Cupertino company's decision to drop the mapping service of Google and have from developing its own tool for iOS 6 had many reservations on the part of the user community of this service.
Once released iOS 6, the maps that Apple promised to be a success, in fact, are much weaker than expected. This failure Quality Tim Cook forced to apologize to users.



The Apple CEO Tim Cook came to apologize publicly for the new system maps incluio in iOS 6. Tim left the company website which suggests an open letter to Apple customers that use other mapping services while Apple improves its native service:

"While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app."

The alternatives indicated is the Bing, MapQuest, Google or Nokia, that from Apple devices and applications or web services. In terms of applications we know that Apple has in approving a service of Google Maps for iOS 6, service believed to be still far from seeing the light of day.

This pressure led Cook to admit that the system maps released by Cupertino company, fell short of the goal, because the idea was that the obtaining a user experience with high accuracy and quality graphic.

One of the flags was a new system that uses 3D technology to C3, technology acquired by Apple in October last year, which allows create photo realistic environments townspeople. so should be able to easily change a view in 2D to 3D stunning detail. Here there are serious problems, even leaving Apple embarrassed face to those achieved by Google.

In certain scenarios the images were shown with distortion, which made them totally unrecognizable. Furthermore, the maps ignored some cities and created location points insistent.

"There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you."

Tim Cook also noted that there are more than 100 million devices iOS 6, which have integrated the new system maps the company. the users have used these maps so intense, have done more 500 million local search in less than a week.