I think the real story that someone should dig into (maybe TheVerge, they like sensationalizing things) is that Microsoft has had a first-party mapping service since Windows Live (2005), but it isn’t remotely competitive with Apple Maps which is practically brand new (2012).
I would be very annoyed if Apple removed Maps from Mac. I was very annoyed Windows didn’t remove Bing Maps from Windows.
There’s a story here. A company of Microsoft’s size and resources, and which at times had a very competitive product, should not be underperforming so badly. (And they shouldn’t be competing internally with things like Azure Maps)
I would be very annoyed if Apple removed Maps from Mac. I was very annoyed Windows didn’t remove Bing Maps from Windows.
There’s a story here. A company of Microsoft’s size and resources, and which at times had a very competitive product, should not be underperforming so badly. (And they shouldn’t be competing internally with things like Azure Maps)