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Definitely more than a map. Google's latest revenue source. So unfortunately as a developer I would rather spend my efforts helping to improve OpenStreetMap.
by taligent 14y ago
Definitely more than a map. Google's latest revenue source.
So unfortunately as a developer I would rather spend my efforts helping to improve OpenStreetMap.
- mattdeboard 14y agoTrue, but if you're a business that needs this kind of data for your product, it's almost certainly cheaper to pay Google than to either develop it in-house or make contributing to OpenStreetMap part of your business. Personally, I'd rather build things than pay someone else for what they built, especially if the thing is interesting or "fun"; but reality confronts most of us. Smarter to pay for the wheel than reinvent your own (or waiting for someone else to do it, for free) ... at least, that's the assumption I'm operating on.
- taligent 14y agoI think you misread what I said. It was that IF I was going to spend money on a mapping API I would rather use it to improve an open platform. Especially for something as key as mapping.
- mattdeboard 14y agoGotcha, I did misread.