Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes For Maps App, Recommends Alternatives

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 28, 2012 @01:30AM from the just-rebrand-it-as-stylized-earth dept.

TheBoat writes "Tim Cook has apologized for the company's Maps app in iOS 6. 'We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.' Cook said the company is continuing to work on the app, but recommended several alternatives in the meantime: apps from Bing, MapQuest, and Waze, or the map websites of Google and Nokia." This is unusual for Apple, but not unprecedented. Steve Jobs acknowledged reception issues with the iPhone 4 in 2010, but he wasn't quite so contrite about it.

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Re:Bye Apple by clonehappy · 2012-09-28 01:39 · Score: 5, Interesting

Tim Cook goofed.
Because he's not a lying egomaniac? I hope you were being sarcastic, but you can never be too sure.
I appreciate his honesty and willingness to be forthcoming about a flaw in their product.