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I tried using Google Maps through Safari but it was so slow it was unusable.
As a joke I said "I know, let's use Bing maps!"
Bing Maps was the one of the first alternative maps I downloaded after the install of iOS 6. Unfortunately, the application is not ready for prime time -- the tiles are not retina, the UI is a mashup of formerly-known-as-Metro elements, and swoosh/zoom animations are overused, like a bad PowerPoint deck. If Bing released it with retina tiles and a native iOS UI, I think they could win significant market share. It cou…
The title of the article is just silly, sounds like a 13 year old came up with it. However, having used Bing maps, it seems like a great alternative to Google Maps. Both have Streetview, Transit maps and can also detect nearby businesses. The Bing map's layout and typography looks much cleaner and fresher than Google, but that's just my personal opinion. http://binged.it/TDK322 http://goo.gl/maps/N06xc
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I think skype was released a month or so after they acquired skype. Besides the skype integration that they show in the next version is way better than on any other phones/OS
in the next version
Skype (when not yet acquired by MS) shelved any plans of producing a Windows Phone version, so Microsoft (after the deal went through) probably had to start at near-zero with its version. At the same time they were likely working at the more native integration for WP8.
Just how many people would you expect them to throw at a problem that likely won't generate that many new customers? It all comes down to that in the end.
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My major problem with Bing is that it defaults the interface language based on your location. This is stupid. If I'm travelling in China, then having the entire interface in Chinese is completely useless. Bing like many other major sites, make the poor assumption that the user's location == preferred language. From a usability perspective, the interface language should primarily be based on the browser user agent Acc…
Use the "gear" on the top right, go to Worldwide ( last option) and use the US or UK. The experience will be as if in the respective countries.
Strangely, Microsoft hasn't put the Bing app in the Canadian app store. The app's been out for ages now, and is still US only (as far as I know?). I can't for the life of me figure out a good reason for this. Bing.com has local search results for Canada, so it's not that. Not that it's putting me out. I can search bing from Safari. Just a strange move on their part. It's like the intern who's job it was to ready the…
> Strangely, Microsoft hasn't put the Bing app in the Canadian app store. Isn't in my mainland europe store either, though I have "Bing Get MeThere" which is apparently for London traffic and public transport (I'm not in the UK). > It's like the intern who's job it was to ready the international version got fired and nobody checked his pending workload. And considering the biggest issues Apple Maps have are outside t…
The title of the article is just silly, sounds like a 13 year old came up with it. However, having used Bing maps, it seems like a great alternative to Google Maps. Both have Streetview, Transit maps and can also detect nearby businesses. The Bing map's layout and typography looks much cleaner and fresher than Google, but that's just my personal opinion. http://binged.it/TDK322 http://goo.gl/maps/N06xc
Where does Bing gets its streetview data? Does Microsoft also have streetview cars or do they license it from Google?
Maybe I'm being stupid but I cannot find any maps on the Bing app. I open the app up and I get presented with a search bar and a picture of some mountains, touching the screen anywhere doesn't bring up any options for different types of searches (i.e. I wanted a map-specific one). Searching for my town "Brno" just brings up regular search results with no option to view a map. Searching for "London" brings up more, so…
Maybe it depends on your area, but I really think the bad press on the new iOS Maps App is overblown. I took a 700 mile road trip last weekend and Maps worked flawlessly. The turn-by-turn directions were neat, and the ETA and remaining miles were useful.