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It definitely should not cost 10 cents per visitor to use the maps API to toy around with nuclear scenarios. The idea that he could apply for a “grant” to esca
by SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
It definitely should not cost 10 cents per visitor to use the maps API to toy around with nuclear scenarios.
The idea that he could apply for a “grant” to escape a poor pricing model is insulting and I think good for him for just dumping Google instead. I look forward to seeing how far the 2019 Google backlash goes.
- ravenstine 7y agoToo bad the backlash will only be among the modern archmages than hang around HN. The average people whom I know still get a warm fuzzy feeling from The Google. They're largely shielded from the obvious problems the pricing models. As long as the peasants don't have to pay with their pocketbooks, not much will change.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoMaybe, but I see a lot of the censorship and demonetization on YouTube getting attention first from conservatives and second from lesser liked candidates like Tulsi, the antitrust investigations in USA and EU, and some of the Facebook and Twitter criticism being rightly shared by Google. I would say “fuck Google” is extending beyond geeks.
- madengr 7y agoJack up the price, give grants, and deduct the grants from your taxes.
- wizzwizz4 7y agoWe've already got a co-ordinated YouTube Walkout which, whilst small, is international. It might go further… though I'm looking forward more to people properly beating Google by doing what they do better, and without spying on people to do it.
- jeen02 7y agoGood ol' internet boycotts...