Re:Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating
by tuwtuwtuwtuw on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:50AM
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The fact that it took company X 15 years to do something does not mean that 15 years is upper limit for other companies. Not saying it would take more or less, but just seeing it ad an upper limit makes no sense to me.
Re:Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating
by Cederfjard on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:59AM
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> if they are investing to improve their service
You’re hinting at the same thing here, but you ignored the key phrase ”at this pace” in the OP’s comment.
Even Usain Bolt won’t do an impressive 100 meters run if he’s walking.
Re:Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating
by alisonkisk on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:06AM
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Of someone at Apple copied the Google interface they'd be fired for substandard results.
I'm very literal.
Google maps was released in 2005. The upper limit on how long it would take Apple to build the whole thing from literally nothing is 15 years, if they are investing to improve their service.
Let alone with computer vision, satellite imagery, hardware improvements and the ability to lazily copy the interface Google has created which would speed the process up.