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It was a while ago, but I remember Google maps being far better than any other map service when it first launched.
by elpool2 6y ago
It was a while ago, but I remember Google maps being far better than any other map service when it first launched.
- reaperducer 6y agoThe reason Google Maps was successful in its early days wasn't because of its quality, it was because it was free. The other options were just as good, but often you had to pay for them. With Google, you could repeatedly refine the bad results until you found something useful, because there was zero additional cost involved.
- lern_too_spel 6y agoWhat nonfree maps were you using before? I used MapQuest and Yahoo! Maps before Google Maps. Both were free.
- atombender 6y agoGoogle Maps was revolutionary when it came out. Maps had smooth, animated panning and zooming that updated the map in real time without reloading the page. MapQuest and the other major competitors at the time only allowed panning and zooming by clicking buttons on the side of the map, which scrolled a predefined number of steps and reloaded, at least initially, the entire page when you did so. Google Maps was also less cluttered and used the browser's real estate much effectively. MapQuest was a small, cramped map by comparison. Screenshots: https://i2.wp.com/www.matthewhurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mapquest-2005.jpg https://i2.wp.com/www.matthewhurst.com/wp-content/uploads/20... https://www.versionmuseum.com/images/websites/google-maps-website/google-maps-website%5E2005%5Emap-search.png https://www.versionmuseum.com/images/websites/google-maps-we...