Given the buzz about Apple's new Maps app, demoed at WWDC this week, you would think that every other company in the navigation space would close shop or think about other lines of business. However, CNET's detailed look at the Maps app gives a little needed perspective after this week's Apple fandom. Jaymar Cabebe looks at the app's features, offering comparisons to Google's own Maps app on Android. Rather than revolutionary, many of Apple Maps' features can best be described as, "It's about time."
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This makes sense precisely because Saab IS small enough to work as a niche manufacturer of low-volume, high-value cars. Think of it as a somewhat bigger Fisker. Read full quote
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