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1. 31.▲
   by mbf1 7y ago

   It's a nice looking display, and it's running at a nice 60FPS. However, operating systems don't generally run in full GPU mode all the time -- it's a huge amount of power to be re-drawing the screen that often, and that
2. 32.▲
   by mbf1 7y ago

   Cloud is an existential threat to Google. Amazon got there first. Microsoft got there 2nd.
3. 33.▲
   by mbf1 7y ago

   Google has a large organization dedicated to map data quality. It's a hard problem to solve - there's money from 3rd parties to be made from spamming the maps. It's in Google's best interest to try and protect the end us
4. 34.▲
   by mbf1 7y ago

   Ordinary users can suggest changes, but I believe that if you have a Google My Business account that's active in the last 6 months, you get notified and can approve / reject changes.
5. 35.▲
   by mbf1 7y ago

   I don't think the users are feeling baited and switched. They got something for free that most people charge for, and in exchange for early testing got watermark-free level service. Eventually, everything free needs to be paid for. $50