iOS 6 Maps Fail Didn’t Stop People Buying an iPhone 5

[Maura]

BGR writes today about a new survey from ChangeWave, which reveals that despite all the dissatisfaction and negative publicity surrounding the iOS 6 Apple Maps app, not one single person was put off buying an iPhone 5. In the survey, ChangeWave asked almost 4,300 American consumers how likely they were to buy an iPhone 5. What the results of the survey show resoundingly is that the amount of people saying that they are “very likely” to buy an iPhone 5, when polled in September 2012, has risen significantly from 10.0% in October 2011 who said they were “very likely” to buy the iPhone 4S, to 19% for the iPhone 5. ChangeWave also asked respondents about their experiences with Apple Maps on their iPhone, and found that 90% of iOS 6 users said that they had “No problem at all/Haven’t experienced any problem” with Apple Maps.

Source: iPhone 5 demand -- Apple Maps had no impact on iPhone sales: Study

 

[edwinmiller]

This is really nice Survey and along with this Iwould like to say one thing that I completely agree with you on there are lotsof dissatisfactions and negative publicity with iPhone 5 and iOS6’s Mapsapplication but one thing that really make me surprising is millions of peopleare buying iPhone 5 and they know they have no any apparent reason of buyingbut never complain about the disclosed issues of iPhone 5 & iOS 6. And in comparisonto iPhone 4 & 4S, the selling order of iOS6 gadget has been remained 20%faster. There was a problem with Apple Maps app but noticeable thing is thatApple has accepted and put more emphasized on it.

 

[ardchoille]

This may be due to the fact that many people, including myself, haven't really had any problems with the maps app. I ask Siri for directions and she gets me there. Even if the maps app had major problems I would simply install a different maps app. Why? Becuase the iPhone is an Apple product and Apple have proven to me that their products outshine others.

 

[Austin Gaming Freak]

But recent reviews say, Apple's rating slightly dipped to 7.65 from 7.75. The slight decline in customer satisfaction is most likely due to disappointment over Apple's new Maps app.

 

[SJ2571]

Even if the maps app had major problems I would simply install a different maps app.

But then Siri wouldn't work with it, so you couldn't ask her for directions or about local places. That's a big loss in my books.