google maps navigation (google's turn by turn maps) will it come to iphone?

[tresmith007]

I hope it does.

[ranova]

good chance it wont:
1) 95% of the people who havent already bought a nav app will just get the google gps over paying for stuff in the appstore = Apple loses out on A LOT of [easy] profit. Everytime someone buys a $90 app, they get ~$18 of it.

2) Pressure from Telenav\ATT to not have apple approve it

3) Apple's and Google's relationship hasnt been too hot and intimate lately

[canadiancow]

There's no proof it will be "available" (through "official" channels) for all Android based devices yet, and I'm pretty sure Google is going to use this to market Android for as long as they can, so I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[Mr Mystery]

Google has stated they are working with Apple on an iPhone version.

[tresmith007]

Google has stated they are working with Apple on an iPhone version.

that's some good stuff right there. glad to hear it.

[ranova]

I forgot to mention that google will surely make it android-exclusive for awhile because thats a huge selling point for the phones...

[RCRod83]

With the introduction and soon release of the Droid - Apple would be dumb to not approve Google apps. Google is a monster, and if Apple starts rejecting Google apps, then Google will only release their apps for the android - and people will flock there.

[lazaruz]

Google has stated they are working with Apple on an iPhone version.

what they said is they hope that apple approves the app....a long way from saying that they are working w/Apple

my *guess* is that when h*ll freezes over is when turn by turn google appears on the iphone

[aaadock]

if it does come.. you would have to upgrade software since its a native app.

that alone will stop 87% of hofo from doing it

[aaadock]

With the introduction and soon release of the Droid - Apple would be dumb to not approve Google apps. Google is a monster, and if Apple starts rejecting Google apps, then Google will only release their apps for the android - and people will flock there.

they blocked latitude..

google had to make a web app for it..




they blocked the goocle voice app....

and that ended up with ATT saying they would open thier service to VOIP due to them crying to the FCC and the FCC not wanting to hear thier fake tears < can you hear fake tears? you get the point >

[snowmoon]

Based on previous examples Google is notorious for breaking the rules of the app store. Remember that the Google.app voice search function used a private library. I would not be surprised at all to see them continue to submit full featured applications to the review process that are, technically, in violation of the policies.

I'm not holding my breath for Apple to suddenly cave on it's private libraries. They would rather include the apps in the firmware than give Google a free pass on submitted apps ( since then everyone will think they are fair game ).

[ncintimafan]

Maybe apple will just upgrade our existing 'maps' app to compete with the google maps nav? I could live with that!

[canadiancow]

Maybe apple will just upgrade our existing 'maps' app to compete with the google maps nav? I could live with that!

The existing "maps app" is Google Maps.

[lazaruz]

The existing "maps app" is Google Maps.

the app is apple's
the info is google's

apple bought a map company over the summer- it would b trivial to substitute the info from google to apples- probably wouldnt require an update to the phone

[Cingulair]

Probably will come to the iPhone but just won't be free. Due to Google trying to give Android handsets an edge in the market. I can see it being native to their OS handsets because they will get it back in handset sales. But, they can't turn their backs on everyone else that they do busines with. Apple, Palm, WinMo, etc. These customers still play an important role in their business.

Customers could easily go to yahoo or Bing for search engines. And other sources for maps. This would put a big dent in their profit margin.