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If what3words wants anyone to bother using it they need to make it an open standard. They have very tight control over the trademark and usage of it. This PR p
by jdxcode 6y ago
If what3words wants anyone to bother using it they need to make it an open standard. They have very tight control over the trademark and usage of it.
This PR puff piece didn't even address the issue even though the BBC wrote about it a few months ago: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49754820 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49754820
EDIT: I didn't realize this article is from 2019—a month before the mildly critical article.
more required reading: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20183533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20183533