On: Apple buy map service to compete with Google?

[truebosko]

If there's one thing that stands out for me in Google Maps at a very quick glance it's the colours. I've always loved Google's brighter, more distinguishable colours more than any other services (MapQuest uses/used such muted ones as well.)

[volida → truebosko]

Zooming-in in Europe, it appears that they don't have any license for maps outside the US.