I think people vastly underestimate the utility of Google's ability to do search queries for things completely unrelated to directions. There are plenty of grea

I think people vastly underestimate the utility of Google's ability to do search queries for things completely unrelated to directions. There are plenty of great alternatives for mapping software, but ranking and actual search (without having to be exact) for the kind of restaurant/cafe/business you are looking for in a vague area around you is not something I've seen any good alternatives for.