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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Google added speedometer & speed limits to iOS mapping
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:05:13 -0700
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On 2024-07-10 10:55, badgolferman wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-07-10 00:14, Ken Blake wrote:
>>> On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 16:01:34 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> How could it be "five years behind" on a feature that literally
>>>> was just announced
>>>
>>> The first line of the first link in the first post says "over five
>>> years."
>>> https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/google-maps-is-rolling-out-speedometer-speed-limits-on-iphone-and-carplay-globally/
>>>
>>> "Google Maps has introduced speedometer and speed limits on iOS &
>>> CarPlay, more than five years after their debut on Android to help
>>> iPhone users avoid speed ticketing while driving."
>>
>> So this is Google deliberately crippling their apps for competitive
>> advantage.
>>
>> Got it.
> 
> 
> I am fairly certain the iOS version of Gmail is better than the Android
> version of Gmail.  I tried to use it on someone's phone and it seemed
> to be very different.  Maybe it was a newer version or maybe it was set
> up differently.

Are you sure you were comparing (if you'll forgive the pun)...

....apples to apples?

That is, are you comparing an app for Gmail on iOS ("Gmail - Email by 
Google") to the same app on Android, or are looking at a different app 
that comes bundled with Android