Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes For Horrible iOS 6 Maps
Apple CEO Tim Cook has finally came out and say sorry for the substandard maps that were provided with the iOS 6 update on iPad and iPhones. He said in an official statement: “With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment.”
Tim recommended that people try alternatives by downloading competing map apps from the App Store while Apple works on its own maps products.
Last week, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said Apple is “working hard” to make the experience better and valued the criticism of customers. She said: “We launched this new map service knowing that it is a major initiative and we are just getting started with it. We are continuously improving it, and as Maps is a cloud-based solution, the more people use it, the better it will get”.
Apple has basically failed to understand user requirements when developing an app. The company is focusing more on destroying Google by removing YouTube and Google Map rather than listening to users.
To our customers,
At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.
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.
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.
Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.
Tim Cook
Apple’s CEO
