Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Long time ago, I'm sure the methods have changed. But this was how they did it back then.
NY Times, July 9, 2006
No, nothing you quoted talks about “a guy picking routes”. Your recollection was flawed.
Not sure what your point is anyway.
It takes a while for people to develop new technology and technology tends to get cheaper over time. This is isn’t news.
The update issues existed with paper maps and the update rate was much, much slower. And people often had to repurchase paper maps to get updates (which they didn’t do anyway). Or the paper maps didn’t include the elements that changed frequently.
Originally Posted by
Steve B.
And with navigation systems becoming more and more sophisticated, offering features like the locations of A.T.M.'s or Italian restaurants nearby, it is a never-ending undertaking to keep data current.
This issue is
much worse either paper maps. And, people generally don’t keep buying paper map (they just keep using the first maps they purchased). And those maps didn’t have Italian restaurants or ATMs either.