MacVoices #23208: MacVoices Live! - Apple Maps vs. Google Maps (1)

<p>This MacVoices Live! session kicks off as <strong>Chuck Joiner, </strong><strong>Brian Flanigan-Arthurs</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Ben Roethig</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Web Bixby</strong>, and <strong>Mark Fuccio </strong>look at how Apple Maps has improved, and how it measures up against its main competitor, Google Maps.The panel compare the two from interface, personal experience, privacy, and preference viewpoints. The panel then starts a conversation about whether convergence of macOS and iOS is occurring. (Part 1) </p> <p> <a href="http://patreon.com/macvoices"><img height="152" alt="MacVoices Slack" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12150" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/MacVoices-Slack-graphic-250-x-500-300x152.png" width="300" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available all Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at <a href="http://patreon.com/macvoices"><strong>Patreon.com/macvoices</strong></a>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Chapters:<br /><br /></strong>0:03:12 The Superiority of Google Maps<br />0:04:03 Jeff's New Place: Polished and Finished<br />0:06:27 Web's wine joke and Mark's response<br />0:06:39 Positive report on Apple Maps' improvements<br />0:08:36 Personal preference for Apple Maps over Google Maps<br />0:10:13 Apple Maps vs. Google Maps for browsing preferences<br />0:12:34 Apple Maps lacks Waze's real-time user-generated updates<br />0:16:40 Waze vs. Apple Maps: Missed Opportunity for Improvement<br />0:18:07 Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: A History of Comparison<br />0:19:49 Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: The Battle for Business Information<br />0:22:45 Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Interface vs Granularity<br />0:25:12 Apple's Advantage: Integration within the Apple Ecosystem<br />0:27:15 Apple Maps: Prompting reviews based on geolocation and visits</p> <p><strong>Links:<br /></strong></p> <p><strong>After 11 years of work, people actually li