Third DI Day: The Journey Is the Goal

On the third DI Day, I am parting ways with Apple’s proprietary Maps app and switching to CoMaps as an alternative.1 After two confirmation prompts, the app was quickly removed from the phone. Screenshot of removing the Apple Maps app on iOS For quite some time, I have been frustrated with Apple, not just in terms of privacy and digital independence. It is also the steadily declining user experience. As an iPhone user since 2007, I was originally convinced by thoughtful details and clean design. Today, I see the same lack of care and the same aggressive data collection as with other big tech companies. Read more