Michael Tsai on Twitter: "@danielpunkass @StephenFleming It seems unlikely to me that Google forced Apple’s hand given that the Google Maps app isn’t ready yet."

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Daniel Jalkut ‏@danielpunkass 20 Sep 2012

I think Apple will welcome a Google Maps app on iOS. Apple’s app is about independence and opportunity for long-term UX innovations.
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Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai 20 Sep 2012

@danielpunkass I agree with the first part. Second part doesn’t seem to be very true, especially with iOS.
Daniel Jalkut ‏@danielpunkass 20 Sep 2012

@mjtsai There are already real innovations in there that people like. It’s a 1.0. You know Apple can do well on features they care about.
Michael Tsai ‏@mjtsai 20 Sep 2012

@danielpunkass I agree that they *can*. But they had something 5.x that was very good and threw it away in favor of a very rough 1.0.
Stephen Fleming ‏@StephenFleming 20 Sep 2012 Atlanta, GA

@mjtsai @danielpunkass The problem is that they (Apple) DIDN’T have it. Google had it. Pain now, or pay later.
Daniel Jalkut ‏@danielpunkass 20 Sep 2012

@StephenFleming @mjtsai But if Google would have been game to provide another year or two of bundled service, mabe Apple should have waited.

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@danielpunkass @StephenFleming It seems unlikely to me that Google forced Apple’s hand given that the Google Maps app isn’t ready yet.

7:53 PM - 20 Sep 2012

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