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why aren't all 5 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
Evans: Only 25% of active iPhone users have installed Google Maps
“There's probably four hundred million iPhones in use, a bit over four hundred million iPhones on use. Only a quarter of those have installed Google Maps.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:11 a16z Podcast | Mobile is Eating the World (and Apple is Gobbling Fastest)
Assertion Partly supported
Apple Maps has 3.5x more iOS users than Google Maps
“That Apple Maps has three and a half times more users than Google Maps on iOS.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:36 a16z Podcast | Apple Gets Its Music Streaming and Gives News Another Try
Assertion Supported
Cordova: Lyft scaled via Google Maps, Twilio, and Stripe APIs
“Rather than having to build, like, mapping and logistic services, they're integrating with Google Maps. Rather than building out, like, a push notification or phone verification system, they're using Twilio. Rather than having to build their own payment servic…”
Christina Cordova Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:57 a16z Podcast | The API Economy -- The Why, What, and How
Assertion Supported
Benedict Evans: Only 25% of iPhone users installed Google Maps
“Only a quarter of the base have installed it.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:29 a16z Podcast | Advertising vs. Micropayments in the Age of Ad Blockers
Assertion Supported
Chen: Consumer Maps Lack Resolution Required for Autonomous Vehicles
“But even as amazing as that is, it's not quite enough for a car that wants to drive itself to navigate the world.”
Frank Chen Jul 16, 2017 ▶ 6:01 16 Questions About Self Driving Cars
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