Comments on: Is Apple’s PlaceBase acquisition gunning for Google Maps? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/01/is-apples-placebase-acquisition-gunning-for-google-maps/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: davejeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/01/is-apples-placebase-acquisition-gunning-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-215266 davejeyes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:27:06 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/01/is-apples-placebase-acquisition-gunning-for-google-maps/#comment-215266 What does a javascript mapping API have to do with satellite navigation? What does a javascript mapping API have to do with satellite navigation?

]]> By: Akers http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/01/is-apples-placebase-acquisition-gunning-for-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-215206 Akers Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:32:15 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/01/is-apples-placebase-acquisition-gunning-for-google-maps/#comment-215206 Maybe its looking to integrate Satellite Navigation into the iPhone - without having to buy the Tom Tom program. Surely this would be against its own App Store rules though - but not like Apple cares, it can violate its own rules, but nobody else can. That aside, if it could make sat nav a standard feature in the iPhone, the iPhone really would be hard to compete with in the market place as it's yet another feature which the iPhone has on top of its desirability and consumer brand bias towards Apple etc. Maybe its looking to integrate Satellite Navigation into the iPhone – without having to buy the Tom Tom program. Surely this would be against its own App Store rules though – but not like Apple cares, it can violate its own rules, but nobody else can.

That aside, if it could make sat nav a standard feature in the iPhone, the iPhone really would be hard to compete with in the market place as it’s yet another feature which the iPhone has on top of its desirability and consumer brand bias towards Apple etc.

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