Maps on iOS 6, running on an iPhone 5.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)
Apple is seemingly taking more ownership over criticism that its new mapping software in iOS 6 is less accurate than its predecessor.
"We own this; we manage the vendors. This is no one's issue but ours," an unnamed Apple executive tells The New York Times today, which adds that the company has promises to "pour as much time and manpower into repairing Maps as it takes."
In a column about the feature's accuracy, The Times adds that "well over 99 percent" of the feature's data set is accurate.
The admissions come on the heels of a statement the company put out last week that read more like a thank-you note to critics than an acknowledgment that there were flaws with the product:
Customers around the world are upgrading to iOS 6 with over 200 new features including Apple Maps, our first map service. We are excited to offer this service with innovative new features like Flyover and Siri integration, and free turn by turn navigation. We launched this new map serv... [Read more]
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