UFiliphu Novotny Ekupheleni konyaka odlule, i-Apple yanquma ukushintsha amamephu e-Google ngesixazululo sayo futhi yadala inkinga enkulu. Inkampani yaseCalifornian ike yagxekwa ngamakhasimende kanye nabezindaba kubo; Amamephu we-Apple aqukethe amaphutha amaningi asobala ngemuva ngesikhathi sokukhululwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kwe-United States, singathola ingxenye encane yezindawo kuzo uma kuqhathaniswa nomncintiswano. Noma kunjalo, abanye abakwazi ukudumisa amamephu we-apula - bangabathuthukisi be-iOS.
Yize amakhasimende ekhononda ngokuthi i-Apple ayizange ichithe isikhathi esanele sokulungisa amaphutha nokungalungi, onjiniyela bakwazisa ngendlela exakayo “ukuvuthwa” kumamephu. Lokhu kubhekisela kukhwalithi ye-SDK (ikhithi yonjiniyela wesofthiwe), njengoba kubizwa isethi yamathuluzi, ngenxa yokuthi abadali besofthiwe bangakwazi, isibonelo, ukusebenzisa imisebenzi eyakhelwe ngaphakathi yesistimu yokusebenza - kithi, amamephu.
Kodwa kungenzeka kanjani lokho? I-Apple Maps ingaba ithuthuke kangakanani uma isinezinyanga ezimbalwa nje ikhona? Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, naphezu kokushintshwa kwamadokhumenti, izisekelo zesicelo zahlala zifana ngisho nangemva kweminyaka emihlanu. Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-Apple ingangeza imisebenzi eyengeziwe kubo, engeke isetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokubambisana ne-Google. Ngakho-ke onjiniyela bamukele lolu shintsho belindele ukuthi bangaqhubeka kanjani bathuthukise izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza.
I-Google, ngakolunye uhlangothi, izithole ingenaso isixazululo semephu sohlelo lwe-iOS, futhi ngenxa yalokho ngokuqondakalayo yayingenalutho olunganikeza ngisho nabathuthukisi. Noma kunjalo, uhlelo lokusebenza olusha lwemephu kanye ne-API (isixhumi esibonakalayo sokuxhuma eziphakelini ze-Google nokusebenzisa amamephu azo) kukhishwe phakathi nendaba yamaviki. Kulokhu, ngokungafani ne-Apple, uhlelo lokusebenza ngokwalo lwahlangatshezwa nomdlandla owengeziwe kune-API enikezwayo.
Abathuthukisi ngokwabo ngokusho izindaba fast Company bayabona ukuthi i-Google Maps API inezinzuzo ezithile - amadokhumenti ekhwalithi engcono, ukusekelwa kwe-3D noma ithuba lokusebenzisa isevisi efanayo ezinkundleni ezahlukene. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, baphinde bakhulume ngamaphutha amaningana.
Ngokusho kwabo, i-Apple inikeza amathuba amaningi okusebenzisa amamephu ayo, nokho izinga eliphansi ngokwabasebenzisi. I-SDK eyakhelwe ngaphakathi ihlanganisa ukusekela komaka, ukubeka izendlalelo, nama-polylines. Njengoba i-Fast Company ibonisa, "ukwendlalela kuvame kakhulu ezinhlelweni ezidinga ukubonisa ulwazi oluthile, njengesimo sezulu, izinga lobugebengu, ngisho nedatha yokuzamazama komhlaba, njengesendlalelo phezu kwemephu ngokwayo."
Amandla emephu ye-SDK ye-Apple aya kude kangakanani, kuchaza u-Lee Armstrong, umthuthukisi wohlelo. Isitholi Sezindiza. “Singasebenzisa izici ezithuthukisiwe njengemigqa ye-gradient polylines, ukubeka izingqimba noma ukugqwayiza okubushelelezi kwezindiza ezihambayo,” ukhomba amamephu anezendlalelo eziyinkimbinkimbi nolwazi oluningi olungeziwe. "Nge-Google Maps SDK, lokhu akunakwenzeka okwamanje," uyanezela. Uyachaza ukuthi kungani ethanda amamephu we-Apple, yize uhlelo lwakhe lokusebenza luzisekela zombili izixazululo.
Amamephu avela ku-Apple nawo akhethwe abadali bohlelo lokusebenza I-Tube Tamer, esiza abantu baseLondon ngamathayimithebula. Umdali wayo, u-Bryce McKinlay, utusa ikakhulukazi ithuba lokudala izimpawu ezinyakazayo, abasebenzisi abangazihambisa ngokukhululeka. Into efanayo ayinakwenzeka ngomncintiswano. Njengenye inzuzo, umthuthukisi waseBrithani ukhuluma ngesivinini samamephu, angaphambuki kuzinga le-iOS. I-Google, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ifinyelela umkhawulo wamafps angu-30 (ozimele ngomzuzwana). "Ukunikeza amalebula namaphoyinti entshisakalo kwesinye isikhathi kuyabambeka, ngisho nakudivayisi esheshayo njenge-iPhone 5," kuphawula uMcKinlay.
Futhi uchaza lokho akubheka njengokubi kakhulu kwe-Google Maps API. Ngokusho kwakhe, isikhubekiso esinesaga wukwethulwa kwama-quotas. Uhlelo lokusebenza ngalunye lungalamula ukufinyelela okungu-100 ngosuku. NgokukaMcKinlay, lo mkhawulo ubeka engcupheni enkulu konjiniyela. “Uma uthi nhlá, amahithi angu-000 abonakala njengenombolo enengqondo, kodwa umsebenzisi ngamunye angakhiqiza amahithi amaningi anjalo. Ezinye izinhlobo zezicelo zingabalwa njengezifinyezo ezifika kweziyishumi, ngakho-ke isabelo singasetshenziswa ngokushesha,” echaza.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abadali bezinhlelo zokusebenza zamahhala badinga ngokucacile ukuthi umkhiqizo wabo usetshenziswe abasebenzisi abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka nsuku zonke, ngaphandle kwalokho abakwazi ukuziphilisa. "Uma ufinyelela isabelo sakho, baqala ukwenqaba zonke izicelo zakho usuku lonke, okwenza uhlelo lwakho lokusebenza luyeke ukusebenza futhi abasebenzisi baqale ukuthukuthela," kwengeza uMcKinlay. Ngokuqondakalayo, abathuthukisi akudingeki baxazulule lezi zinkinga uma bekhetha ukusebenzisa i-SDK eyakhelwe ngaphakathi evela ku-Apple.
Ngakho-ke, njengoba kungase kumangaze kithi abasebenzisi, onjiniyela bajabule kakhulu ngamamephu amasha. Ngenxa yomlando wayo omude, i-SDK ye-Apple inezici eziningi eziwusizo kanye nomphakathi omkhulu wabahleli bohlelo abanolwazi. Ngaphandle kwesizinda semephu esinephutha kanye nenani eliphansi lezindawo, amamephu we-Apple ami kusisekelo esihle kakhulu, okuphambene ncamashi nalokho i-Google ekunikezayo. Lesi sakamuva besihlinzeka ngamamephu amahle iminyaka, kodwa i-API yayo entsha ayikanele konjiniyela abathuthukile. Ngakho-ke kubonakala sengathi ulwazi ludlala indima ebalulekile ebhizinisini lemephu eliyinkimbinkimbi. Kulokhu, bobabili i-Apple ne-Google babelana ngempumelelo (noma ukwehluleka).
Njengamanje ngisebenzisa amamephu we-apula ngaphezu kwe-google, i-apula inokuzulazula ngezwi elingcono ku-inthanethi, kodwa ishesha kakhulu mahhala.
Ngiwasebenzisa kakhulu futhi. Ayashesha kudatha yeselula futhi awathathi inkumbulo eningi. Ukuzulazula nakho kusebenza kahle futhi kucutshungulwe kahle. Kodwa ukusesha emephini kusekuncane.
Ngakho-ke, ngisebenzisa amamephu we-Apple ukuze ngizulazule, i-Google amamephu ukusesha.
Bengisabalalisa lo mbono kusukela kwethulwa i-Apple Maps. Isisekelo esingcono, esishwabene kakhulu esizosebenza kangcono kakhulu sisonke ngemuva kokubamba izimbungulu, futhi abasebenzisi be-Apple ngeke baze babubule nge-Google Amamephu. Nge-iOS7, sizophinde siyizwe kancane futhi lokhu kusanda kungiqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple ihamba ngendlela efanele nokuthi, njengenjwayelo, icabange kuqala.