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Tim Cook's Apple Maps Fiasco in iOS 6

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Tim Cook's tenure as Apple CEO saw a significant misstep with the introduction of Apple Maps in iOS 6. This decision replaced the previously integrated Google Maps with Apple's own navigation system, which proved to be deeply flawed and unreliable upon release. AI

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Tim Cook's Apple Maps Fiasco in iOS 6

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Ewan Spence, Senior Contributor ·

    What Was Tim Cook’s First Really Big Mistake?

    With iOS 6, Tim Cook and his team removed Google Maps as the iPhone’s default navigation app and replaced it with the homegrown Apple Maps. And it didn’t work.

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