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All of its Maps data and many of its APIs already existed for Google Maps on the desktop. Within the mobile space, and relative to a mobile-only competitor, Goo
by Brakenshire 13y ago
All of its Maps data and many of its APIs already existed for Google Maps on the desktop. Within the mobile space, and relative to a mobile-only competitor, Google's access to that data is effectively free.
- andrewflnr 13y agoYou mean it has a low marginal cost. However, it required a huge capital investment to create, from which they are now rightfully reaping the benefits.
- Brakenshire 13y agoI'm certainly not saying they are wrong to leverage that asset. I don't think the point is about right or wrong as regards Google's action, but simply the extra barrier this represents for a competitor.
- dirtyaura 13y agoMap data for mobile isn't free even for Google. Google buys licenses to the data from a few map data providers, and as there was effectively a duopoly in global map data, those licenses have very strict terms of use. To use that data for e.g. real-time navigation assistance in mobile requires a different, much more expensive licenses.
- Brakenshire 13y agoGood point, thanks for the correction.
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