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You also have to dig pretty deep on Pigeon Transit's web site (https://pigeontransit.com https://pigeontransit.com) to see that it's really part of Google. Fro
by greenyoda 7y ago
You also have to dig pretty deep on Pigeon Transit's web site (https://pigeontransit.com https://pigeontransit.com) to see that it's really part of Google.
From the FAQ:
> Who created Pigeon?
> Pigeon is lovingly designed and built by a small team based in New York as a part of Area 120 - a workshop for experimental products.
You then have to follow another link to "Area 120", which takes you to area120.google.com and finally tells you:
> Area 120 is a workshop for Google's experimental products.
It's interesting that Google launched their app on iOS before Android. Also from the FAQ:
> We’re currently focused on learning and testing with iOS users in NYC, but we hope to bring Pigeon to Android soon.
- jlv2 7y agoI'm not so sure that a click on "Who Created Pigeon" and then a click on "Area 120" counts as "dig pretty deep".
- evrydayhustling 7y agoNot deep as in "deserves a Pulitzer", but plenty deep enough for "intentionally misleading".
- userbinator 7y agoThe branding and everything else about it certainly doesn't make it obvious that it's related to Google in any way...
- anbop 7y agoBut it’s clearly an intentional omission of the relationship between Pigeon and one of the five most recognizable brands in the world.