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> Gmail isn't outstanding, search isn't outstanding, maps isn't outstanding They were at the time.
by BigTTYGothGF 4mo ago
> Gmail isn't outstanding, search isn't outstanding, maps isn't outstanding
They were at the time.
- dijit 4mo agoI think that is very much GPs point.
- adi_kurian 4mo agoIs there a better Maps app? I guess those gaussian splats on Apple Maps could be p. neat.
- SllX 4mo agoNo. I just switched away from Apple Maps too when they added ads. If I’m dealing with adware either way, may as well use the best.
- cadamsdotcom 4mo agoApple Maps is - or soon will - show ads. A trillion dollar company that charges thousands for the device. So that’s out. OsmAnd’s UI really doesn’t suit me, and there are a few others that I personally liked even less. But Organic Maps ticks enough boxes to come close. I’ve been using Organic Maps on iOS for driving, and it’s tolerable. And for offline mapping it’s a godsend.
- HDBaseT 4mo agoBing still has maps, although I wouldn't say its better.
- HypnoticOcelot 4mo agoI've been using Magic Earth, which is paid, but has worked pretty well for me so far.
- 7tythr33 4mo agoTime moves on …
- deathanatos 4mo ago… sure, but until someone creates a competitor that is good enough to overcome the switching costs, people are going to stay with Google. Most of Google's then-competitors in the categories listed are not just inferior products, they're dead. ISPs no longer do email, Alta Vista & Ask Jeeves are gone, MapQuest is a thing that makes us that used it sound old. Not only does an upstart have to overcome the switching costs, they have to actually survive, and not just get hoovered up by acquisition and then Our-Incredible-Journeyed.