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		smackfu on Aug 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Buys Another Map App, Embark >Luckily, they can update Maps app without waiting for an OS release. Can they? It's not actually a separate app from the app store like Find My Phone or iBooks. So it would require at least an OS point release, and Apple doesn't seem too keen on doing those for features.

untog on Aug 23, 2013 [–]

Well, at this point parts of iOS7 are still an unknown. Maybe they could add that possibility.

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