{"id":1826346,"date":"2024-01-31T19:58:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1826346"},"modified":"2024-01-31T20:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T01:16:44","slug":"apple-maps-lists-australian-restaurant-as-permanently-closed-it-isnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/01\/apple-maps-lists-australian-restaurant-as-permanently-closed-it-isnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps Lists Australian Restaurant as ‘Permanently Closed’\u2014It Isn’t"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABC News (Australia) reports<\/a> on how Apple Maps erroneously listed a Queensland restaurant as permanently closed, costing it thousands of dollars in lost business. What’s noteworthy is the difficulty the restaurant owner had in correcting the error. Apple accepts error reports via its browser and apps, and the owner is an Android and Windows user, but it seems to be more than that: a 9to5Mac<\/em> commenter<\/a> found it easier to correct map errors via their personal Apple ID than as a small business owner, whereas Google Maps makes it easier for businesses. The ABC News report goes on to note that this is not an isolated incident. [9to5Mac<\/em><\/a>\/AppleInsider<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABC News (Australia) reports on how Apple Maps erroneously listed a Queensland restaurant as permanently closed, costing it thousands of dollars in lost business. 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