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> GMaps is better for up-to-date commercial data like stores and their opening hours Not in my country. They don't even keep track of national holidays, and ve
by LtWorf 2y ago
> GMaps is better for up-to-date commercial data like stores and their opening hours
Not in my country. They don't even keep track of national holidays, and very often keep listing establishments that closed down years ago.
Also, you might be standing in front of a restaurant and when asking google maps for nearby restaurants, if that one isn't blessed, you'll get directions to a 3km restaurant instead.
- hnrepostsold 2y agothis is a cognitive bias. it's really interesting. google used to be good, because if the hours were there, someone had put effort in. they were 95% accurate for CONUS. but over the last 6~ years the quality has degraded. Only about 65% accurate now. And to me, that's worse than unuseful, because i can't plan, i need to verify, so i might as well have gone to the store website anyways. also who the heck needs open and close times? if you need that level of precision you need a personal assistant.
- LtWorf 2y ago> also who the heck needs open and close times? Uh I do? Not all restaurants are open for both lunch and dinners, and in every country there's different ideas on what's the appropriate time for having a meal.
- BehindBlueEyes 2y agoyup, I do too. It's no fun driving 20 miles just to find the office/store/restaurant/petrol station is closed either