There's nothing remotely MVP about Apple Maps. If it was an MVP, it would at least get the basics right - that would be the MINIMUM aspect of MVP - instead of shipping a clearly subpar software that tarnishes the Apple brand. Also, I'm pretty sure that Apple doesn't do MVPs at all; their design philosophy differs too much and they can actually afford messing up royally considering the size of their war chest.
"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."
There's the MVP for Apple Maps. Doesn't mean it's the must useful for everyone, but it's the feature-set that Apple set it's sights on with the new Maps app.
I do think it was stupid to punt on business listings and use Yelp, but I haven't heard of any better options.
The app itself is great. It is smoother, faster and technically better than the previous Google Maps implementation. The problem is that the data is about 50% accurate.
arkitaip|13 years ago
avb|13 years ago
There's the MVP for Apple Maps. Doesn't mean it's the must useful for everyone, but it's the feature-set that Apple set it's sights on with the new Maps app.
I do think it was stupid to punt on business listings and use Yelp, but I haven't heard of any better options.
unknown|13 years ago
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taligent|13 years ago
The app itself is great. It is smoother, faster and technically better than the previous Google Maps implementation. The problem is that the data is about 50% accurate.
It is exactly what an MVP is supposed to be.