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It strikes me as obvious that what Google should do is support OSM upstream and use OSM data in their product, just as what they do with Wikipedia.
by sho_hn 8y ago
It strikes me as obvious that what Google should do is support OSM upstream and use OSM data in their product, just as what they do with Wikipedia.
- brewrwe 8y agoGoogle feels it has a superior product, which is true for certain types of data in large cities. Why contribute to Wikipedia when your the publisher of Encyclopedia Britannica, you'd eat your own product alive for no notable benefit.
- rmc 8y ago> use OSM data in their product OSM has a share-alike clause, which would require G to share all their own data with everyone.