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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by friedman23 on Saturday June 10, 2017 @02:02PM (#14528368)
> many open source

please. Name the open source alternatives that don't require my grandma to set up her own VPS.

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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by ocdtrekkie on Saturday June 10, 2017 @04:29PM (#14529060)
Actually, many open source app platforms like Sandstorm and Cloudron offer managed hosting as well!
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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by dandelion_lover on Saturday June 10, 2017 @06:12PM (#14529478)
Email provider: https://posteo.de; online maps: https://openstreetmap.org. More on https://prism-break.org (no affilation with those).
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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by h1d on Saturday June 10, 2017 @06:51PM (#14529657)
It's not even funny to compare the quality of Google maps to anything else.
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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by dandelion_lover on Sunday June 11, 2017 @04:57AM (#14531285)
I disagree. I am using openstreetmap for everything and did not have any problems whatsoever. Of course, it depends on the location. In Europe the coverage is almost perfect.
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Re:Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? by h1d on Sunday June 11, 2017 @08:00AM (#14531630)
Coverage is one but it's missing street view, fly-by view, satellite view, navigator and floor by floor building map.

In my Japanese urban region, the building where I live which has been there for 8 years is a flat land in openstreetmap including other neighboring buildings.

Apple's map is better but it's still far behind Google's.

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