To all the iPhone/iOS haters

[sk1wbw]

To be fair I don't think copied is the correct word. Like 3D flyover for example. Google had this for a while before Apple in the Google earth app. But to make a world class mapping system (like I'm sure Apple wants) something like this is almost basic functionality. So while some say its a copy I feel its just something that had to be done.

I use the word copy as more of an insult. Like the notification center in iOS, I hate it. It constantly blocks me from using the back button in many apps and turning it off is just as bad of an option. I feel that's a copy and poorly integrated at that.

Or when Apple was suing for slide to unlock and at the exact same time added camera from the lock screen. Granted I think they did a decent job at that but I was using vanilla android devices that had that feature. I consider that copying just based on timing.

3D flyover is a gimmick. It has no bearing on navigation whatsoever. If a city doesn't have 3D flyover for it in either Apple's Maps or Google Maps, you can still get turn by turn navigation, right? 3D flyover is cool to look at, but after a second or two, you just say meh, like I did.

 

[cynics]

3D flyover is a gimmick. It has no bearing on navigation whatsoever. If a city doesn't have 3D flyover for it in either Apple's Maps or Google Maps, you can still get turn by turn navigation, right? 3D flyover is cool to look at, but after a second or two, you just say meh, like I did.

I agree. When I first got iOS 6 I played with 3D flyover for about an hour then like you, meh. Never touched it again.

The thing that confused me because I just made assumptions was 3D flyover was going to be more like Googles version. With Googles 3D they have a guided tour type feature. So if you goto New York you'll have the option for a tour of the Statue of Liberty where you'll get a few facts and the view moves by itself to show you the Statue of Liberty and surrounding area. I assumed that 3D flyover wasn't gonna be a manual thing.