We do know that Google started pushing ads into Maps API results in such a way that had nothing to do with any negotiations with Apple, unless they fucked everyone by intentionally cutting quality data to Apple users.
Google makes money off of us primarily by selling our data, in one way or another. Apple makes money off of us by selling us phones, primarily.
One of those companies (Apple) was dedicated to keeping the customer experience positive and found themselves with few options. The other (Google) took an action that harmed customers they shared with Apple, to hurt Apple.
I know who I want to keep doing business with, as Google begins to close the Android ecosystem and people tend to forget that a significant core portion of iOS is open-source, just like OSX. I doubt Android will continue to be much more open.
Google makes money off of us primarily by selling our data, in one way or another. Apple makes money off of us by selling us phones, primarily.
One of those companies (Apple) was dedicated to keeping the customer experience positive and found themselves with few options. The other (Google) took an action that harmed customers they shared with Apple, to hurt Apple.
I know who I want to keep doing business with, as Google begins to close the Android ecosystem and people tend to forget that a significant core portion of iOS is open-source, just like OSX. I doubt Android will continue to be much more open.