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Apple Maps Still Blows
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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Searching for a Home Depot in Evanston, Chicago's nearest northern suburb. I need to do this instead of walking to the one down the block because it's illegal to sell spray paint in the city, but that's a different load of horseshit.
I know there's one there, I just forgot where it is.
Apple Maps: I type "home depot e". Apple maps is smart enough to put "Home Depot Evanston" in the autofill. I choose that. No results.
Google Maps: I type "home depot e". Google maps is smart enough to put "Home Depot near Evanston, IL" in the autofill. I choose that...
Well, knock me over with a feather. It has results. It's on Oakton. Thanks, overlords.
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Last edited by subego; Jun 18, 2014 at 11:27 PM.
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I get multiple results within Chicago just by putting Home Depot Chicago
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Clinically Insane
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Methinks just entering "Home Depot" would have got you exactly what you wanted.
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Clinically Insane
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C'mon, try harder people. 
First sentence of the OP is me stating I'm looking for a Home Depot not in Chicago.
Likewise... I entered in what Apple Maps suggested.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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I tried "Home depot Evanston", and got the expected result (2201 Oakton St Evanston, IL 60202-2740)
Also works with just typing Home Depot e and the selecting the entry HD Evanston.
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Clinically Insane
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Obviously, someone in the Apple Map department saw the thread.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Uniontown, OH
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Originally Posted by subego 
Obviously, someone in the Apple Map department saw the thread.
I'm sure that's it. 
Apple maps has been 100% for me.....way better than my updated Garmin Nuvi.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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I've had inconsistent results with Apple Maps with minimal search terms, but if I put in a full city/state, I get decent results. Apple Maps' search bit has always been sensitive to the fact that Cleveland and Canton aren't just in Ohio (even if the user doesn't know that).
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