Apple takes aim at Google with surprising launch of Apple Maps on the web

Apple Maps might have had an inauspicious start, but over the years it’s gotten a whole lot better. Today, Apple Maps is as good or better than Google Maps, with stunning visuals, incredibly detailed topography, and rock-solid turn-by-turn directions and traffic updates. The only problem (other than a secret Duck Duck Go integration) is it only works on Apple devices. Now the secret’s out. Apple on Wednesday launched Apple Maps on the web in beta, allowing anyone to use

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