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To: Cogito who wrote (142157)	10/2/2012 6:51:27 PM
From: Kelly G.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

Why aren't the alternative mapping applications making the top ten in terms of downloads? Maybe everybody had already download them because they were better than Google Maps. Is everybody just using Google Maps via Safari? Or are they using Apple's horrible Maps app, which many people have commented is just fine for them? I have already had MapQuest and Waze on my iPhone for some time. But, I am not using them anymore but I am not ready to delete them yet.

To: Cogito who wrote (142157)	10/3/2012 12:45:25 AM
From: ggamer	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213176

Yes, that is exactly what I meant. I believe we should have seen Waze and etc ranked very high. However, Cook gave people the option to go to the google map page from safari and bookmark it to ones screen. So may be many are doing that. I really like the Apple Map but few times that I have used it, it has not be accurate at all. Today I just needed to be on the same exact street for 3 miles, but turn-by-turn made me go off course for 1.5 miles and then brought me back to the same street that I was driving on and this is a very straight street with no curves or turns. That is just amazing that Tom Tom or who ever Apple got their support from can be so wrong after so many year in the business. I just wonder if someone did this intentionally.