Re:Court outlaws German Weather Service's free weather app
by plantain on Friday March 13, 2020 @05:53AM
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>has a long history of providing public services for the common good, rather than profit oriented motives.
Hahaha. BOM charges extortionate, nonviable prices for <i>everything</i> above the basics. Australia is one of the hardest countries for us to get reliable weather data from.
The trouble with government agencies run on a cost-recovery basis, is they have no incentive to do anything at a cost that will be recoverable.
On the other hand, a comparably developed country like Australia is seeing many essential services being privatised, but the weather service rightfully remains a sacred government entity, with a high amount of public trust. http://www.bom.gov.au/app/
> With the BOM Weather app you can check the weather—wherever you are—from Australia's official weather source, the Bureau of Meteorology.