alt Hacker News>I am forced to go to street view to read the sign, then type the company name into the search box to force the business marker to show up and get clickable. I've found Apple Maps is a little better in this regard.
the way you juxtapose them calls for pointing out, Apple Maps don't have streetview which makes Apple Maps a lot less convenient.
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Where are you? Apple street view coverage isn't as extensive as Google's but there's a binoculars button for it if they do for a given location.
Actually… last time I checked some local addresses Apple Maps had newer streetview data than Google.
As interesting as StreetView is, it's such a colossal privacy invasion, it's absurd. In my neighbourhood, you can literally see in peoples windows, into their living rooms.
Apple Maps has had "Look Around" (their implementation of Street View) for a while now.