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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by Hendrikto on Friday December 13, 2019 @12:12PM (#21783366)
I think that's not a great argument… If the free Google Maps API put your company out of business, it didn't have a great product in the first place. If these companies did not provided added value, what was the justification for their existence in the first place?
Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by laumars on Friday December 13, 2019 @12:25PM (#21783487)
Providing an embeddable map solution with developer friendly API used to be a great product. The fact Google disrupted the market with a free solution doesn't mean the product wasn't great up until that point, it just means someone also saw that product idea and undercut them on price.

Source: I was using mapping tools before Google Maps came to market.

Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by reaperducer on Friday December 13, 2019 @01:27PM (#21784025)
If the free Google Maps API put your company out of business, it didn't have a great product in the first place.

So when a book store giving away books for free puts another book store out of business, that second book store didn't have a great product?

Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by chii on Friday December 13, 2019 @08:53PM (#21787273)
If the store is able to continue to give away books for free, then obviously the first store that had to charge for the books isn't generating enough value.

Unless the end-game for the 2nd store is to price out every single book store, then obtain a monopoly. But then anti-monopoly laws should come into place.

But if the end-game for the 2nd store is to subsidize their cost via a different business - then it's the same as a newspaper using classifieds to subsidize their subscription business. You can't then argue that another newspaper that charge for subscriptions goes out of business is unfair.

Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by rstupek on Friday December 13, 2019 @12:50PM (#21783696)
Most people will take free and good enough over a superior product any day. Google basically killed the market for mapping products and now have started charging everyone for theirs when used commercially.
Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by macintux on Friday December 13, 2019 @05:05PM (#21786012)
Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by spookthesunset on Friday December 13, 2019 @01:16PM (#21783943)
That maps api was used by all kinds of hobbyist websites. Once they pulled the plug on free, all those sites bad to scramble to find alternatives.
Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore by lonelappde on Friday December 13, 2019 @01:03PM (#21783816)
What is your business that can survive arbitrary increases in costs?