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I wish Google to put a tiny bit of their money [0] into promoting this more. To counter the closed-source, for-profit what3words offering. [0] https://www.thev
by Gys 7y ago
I wish Google to put a tiny bit of their money [0] into promoting this more. To counter the closed-source, for-profit what3words offering.
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20749831/alphabet-google-apple-cash-reserves-richest-company https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20749831/alphabet-google-a...
- pauly 7y agowhat3words has appeared twice recently as a news story on bbc.co.uk I'd not heard of plus.codes even though now I realise I'd seen them on google maps listings
- bovine3dom 7y agoThe most recent article [1] read like an advertisement. They even quoted someone as saying "I just cannot see a downside". It's a shame they didn't find time to mention any of the many criticisms of it, most of which are listed on Wikipedia! [1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760
- ChrisSD 7y agoBBC regional news will often promote British businesses. It's part of their remit.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- tln 7y agoGoogle maps shows "Plus Codes" (same thing) in it's UI. eg Salesforce Tower shows plus code of QJQ3+V3 SoMa, San Francisco, CA