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Seems like leaving money on the table if they aren't getting paid for that. It's brand advertising gold for the shops. Anyway, my family doesn't care for them.
by majormajor 3y ago
Seems like leaving money on the table if they aren't getting paid for that. It's brand advertising gold for the shops.
Anyway, my family doesn't care for them. No thanks for another machine sticking brand names into our lives. Hopefully Apple doesn't adopt the same feature.
Especially since - and this is the part that makes it feel most like an ad - it's really seems only to be for certain big brands. "Street name, street name, street name, WENDY'S, street name..."
- et-al 3y agoOh c'mon, like jedberg said, fast food chain restaurants and gas stations usually have good signage for driving (hat tip Learning from Las Vegas), so it makes sense to use them as visual milestones. I love Naomi Klein and all, but sometimes looking for small side street sign while everyone's going at least 45mph on a stroad is nearly impossible.
- jedberg 3y ago> No thanks for another machine sticking brand names into our lives. Hopefully Apple doesn't adopt the same feature. I actually find it super useful. I remember the first time it happened to me, because I was surprised but also super pleased. I was driving and it said "turn into the driveway after the Good Earth sign". And sure enough, I would have totally missed the nearly hidden driveway right past the Good Earth, but the sign on the restaurant was so big it was impossible to miss, even on the 45mph stroad I was on.