Apple has announced that its upcoming Maps application for the iPhone and iPad won’t include local public transit directions, formerly supplied by Google. Whle the absence of bus, train and subway information is sure to irritate some users, it represents an opportunity for developers.
“We think it’s a good thing for the whole space,” says David Hodge, CEO of Embark, a mobile transit app that received a nod from New York’s MTA earlier this year. “Ultimately, it will be better for users. It might be a little bit of a rough transition at first, but I think it will get pretty good pretty quickly.”
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