Abandoning Google maps? Apple buying a 3D map-Apple, iOS,3D map C3,Google map
Apple has acquired 3D mapping technology companies C3 Technologies, which is since 2009, Apple acquired the third map software company, also acquired last year since Apple acquired Poly9 the first two 3D mapping technology company.
Technology blog 9to5 Mac reports, C3's three employees will join Apple's iOS team, including the company's CEO 马提亚斯埃 Strom (Mattias Astrom), CFO 科杰尔赛德斯 Portland Germany (Kjell Cederstrand) and product manager Ludwig Ehm Gardner (Ludvig Emgard). However, C3 as a whole will continue to work in the headquarters in Sweden and will be renamed. The company will become Apple's internal \"Sputnik\" department.
Apple actually made the acquisition last year, rumors that the acquisition price of approximately $ 240 million. Acquisition of C3 meet Apple's needs, because Apple needs to get its own mapping solutions, eliminating the need to continue to use Google Maps and other third-party products. Map of C3 solution has been speculation that the \"enhanced version of Google Maps.\"
IOS system in the future for the map application, industry speculation Apple will eventually terminate the partnership with Google in favor of their own map database Placebase. However, there is still no indication that Apple will do that, Apple also updated the recent cooperation agreement with Google.
Poly9 and C3 from the 3D mapping technology may appear in future iOS map applications. But the map is not clear that technology is to be used in Google's Maps framework, or in Apple's own map framework. (Text / SAN)
