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> They appear, to me, to be acting from a place of fear and conservatism rather than innovation. Bingo. Here's a fun exercise: try to find the last genuinely
by howlgarnish 6y ago
> They appear, to me, to be acting from a place of fear and conservatism rather than innovation.
Bingo. Here's a fun exercise: try to find the last genuinely useful feature added to the Maps API in the release notes.
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/releases https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/...
To give you a taste, here's the largest change made in 3.42:
> InfoWindows now have a default max width of 648px which can be overridden by setting the InfoWindow maxWidth property. The width of an InfoWindow can now exceed 648px but will still be limited by the width of the map. (Previously, Infowindows were always restricted to the lesser of 648px or the map width.)
Also note that the minor version (0.x) is incremented quarterly, and we're up to 3.43 now, so over 10 years.
- Causality1 6y agoYeah. Heck, just adding a little "resume previous navigation" button to the Maps screen for when you exit Navigation by mistake would be handy.
- draw_down 6y agoWhat fresh new innovations are we so dearly missing from Google maps? Do you open Google maps and frown when it does the same reliable simple thing it always has? I don’t
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- afavour 6y agoI see this as something different: the sign of a mature product. What are competitors doing that Google Maps isn’t? Maybe I’m missing something but I see no significant features. (Not to mention, the Maps API != Google Maps the product)
- mmaurizi 6y agoGoogle Maps the consumer product is far ahead of any competitors, but the Maps API lacks many features available in Google Maps (vector maps, 3d acceleration, real-time styling). These feature disparities between the API & the consumer product were annoying at first, but now that the competitors to the Maps API all have had them for years they're simply baffling.
- maxerickson 6y agoMap api is a shitty business, they don't care about it. No one wants to pay, brand risk if the customer implementation sucks, etc.
- Doctor_Fegg 6y agoVector maps are now available through the API, I believe.
- alisonkisk 6y agoThat's a different issue. Big companies hate APIs because that interferes with product development and brand control.