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I’m not Apple fanboy by any stretch, and I use Google maps, but Apple/Google maps are so valuable to my life, in the purist definition of valuable. Directions
by callc 2y ago
I’m not Apple fanboy by any stretch, and I use Google maps, but Apple/Google maps are so valuable to my life, in the purist definition of valuable.
Directions (garmin), finding businesses and places (yellow pages), pinning places (like a big map on the wall with pins), trip time estimation, etc
I’m amazed by these extremely good products being free and mostly not covered in ads.
- jeffbee 2y agoGoogle Maps has plenty of ads. All the square pins are paid placements.
- rvnx 2y agodespite the fact that a lot of the actual content is provided by users for free.
- talldayo 2y agoYou could really say the same about OpenStreetMaps being laundered for revenue.
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- jeffbee 2y agoI don't see how this statement is related to my statement.
- rvnx 2y agoIt's about the fact whether ads are justified or not. If users provide the content for free, there are less good reasons to justify adding ads there.
- jeffbee 2y agoIf I make an edit on Google Maps and Google stores and serves my edit to the world in perpetuity, what is the relative fraction of value at any time t after my edit?
- rvnx 2y agoThe value comes from user-generated content, just like on Instagram—individual posts may not matter, but their collective contribution is what creates value.
- behnamoh 2y ago> I’m amazed by these extremely good products being free and mostly not covered in ads. Probably because people don't click on ads while using Apple/Google maps to drive somewhere. The app has one job: give me directions. I'm not interested in enshitification of these products. Plus, they already gather lots of data about you, which is more valuable than showing ads.
- Wistar 2y agoAlthough maps are very useful, for me it is the street view functionality that I find the most useful—especially if I am driving somewhere I have not been before. I can rehearse key points of the drive, see landmarks, exit numbers, and so on.
- JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 2y ago> extremely good products being free All the Apple ecosystem is subsidized by the price of the iPhones and Macs. There is no excuse for putting ads in such expensive products. And it's one reason why I'm moving away from Apple but that's another story.
- monsieurgaufre 2y agoMoving to where? Thinking of moving away from Apple as well.
- JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 2y agoI’m personally moving to the Fairphone with preinstalled e/os. A phone that I control, can repair, and has more privacy than the other OS is what I expected from Apple until the past decade where they decided that privacy was a joke.
- aykay55 2y agoIt's simply not wise when everybody owns an iPhone and leaving iMessage will lead to social ostracization.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoWhat are you moving to? Windows is worse. Android phones have various issues with privacy or security. Linux products aren’t anywhere near ready (compare battery life between system76 and a MacBook for example). There just isn’t enough competition.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoAndroid phones have fewer issues with privacy and security than Apple phones. You can install a fully offline mapping application on Android and have it be your default navigation app. Unlike with iOS (which tells Apple everything you've installed and run), you don't have to tell anyone you installed it, and also unlike iOS (which sends all GPS data to Apple), you don't have to tell anyone your GPS location. Apple marketing saying they care about privacy doesn't make it true.