Apple angajeaza ingineri Google Maps pentru a repara aplicatia Maps din iOS 6

  Nu esti multumit de aplicatia Maps din iOS 6? Ti-ai dori ca Apple sa o imbunatateasca? Daca raspunsul este da, atunci iti spun ca in momentul de fata compania incearca sa fure de la Google cativa angajati cheie care au contribuit la dezvoltarea Google Maps. Apple foloseste firme de recrutare pentru a anagaja oameni cheie din cadrul Google si o buna parte dintre ei par a fi dispusi sa paraseasca, compania la care au lucrat atat timp. Motivul? Se pare ca job-ul pe care il au la Google nu ii mai multumeste, nu mai este la fel de provocator si ideea de a construi o platforma noua la Apple li se pare interesanta. O parte dintre angajati ar fi inceput sa isi caute alte locuri de munca de indata ce Google a inceput sa faca harti ale cladirilor, iar Apple profita de ocazie pentru a angaja oameni capabili sa construiasca sistemul sau de harti.

Many of my coworkers at Google Maps eventually left when their contracts ended or on their own accord. One guy looked around for other GIS work and ended up at Apple when a recruiter contacted him. He had heard rumors for a while that Apple was going to develop its own in-house mapping platform, and given his experience at Google, he was an easy hire. Apple went out of their way to bring him down to Cupertino and he’s now paid hansomly as a GIS Analyst. Another coworker that was a project lead at Google Maps, left for the East Coast after his contract ended, and was recently contacted by an Apple recruiter. The position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast. He’s gone through 2 rounds of interview and seems like a frontrunner to land that position.

  Apple plateste multi bani pentru a angaja acesti oameni in echipa sa, iar multi dintre ei nu stau prea mult pe ganduri pentru a accepta oferta facuta de catre companie. Pentru noi vestea este grozava deoarece serviciul de harti din iOS 6 va deveni tot mai bun, insa din pacate va trece destul timp pana cand el va putea fi utilizat macar la nivel mediu in orasele mai putin importante din lumea intreaga. Apple incearca rapid sa imbunatateasca un serviciu de harti stricat, eforturile lor sunt vizibile si sper ca noi sa vedem rapid schimbari.

Apple has a lot of catching up to do if it wants to build a robust mapping platform to counter Google Maps, so it doesn’t surprise me that it’s going out of its way to lure former and current Google Maps employees. At Google Maps, we know what data’s important, rendering priorities, keyword searches, and how the user experience is suppose to be. However, Apple needs to find a way to get its own 5 million miles of street view data, partner with the right folks, and spend a fortune on licensed data – which it can.