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Re:What I Use Instead of Google by oauea on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:50AM (#25658211)
Where? I went to https://www.apple.com/maps/ and clicked "Open Maps" but that just brings me straight back to that same page with no map in sight, just a lot of pictures of idevices.
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Re:What I Use Instead of Google by hairofadog on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:55AM (#25658254)
“DDG” in the parent comment refers to DuckDuckGo, for example https://duckduckgo.com/?q=New+York%2C+United+States&t=iphone...
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Re:What I Use Instead of Google by oauea on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:28AM (#25658555)
Yes I know what DuckDuckGo is. The comment also said:

> Apple Maps is available on the web

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Re:What I Use Instead of Google by rrdharan on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:20AM (#25659069)
They're probably referring to https://developer.apple.com/documentation/mapkitjs which is what powers the DDG integration.

Anyway it is the case that the only way to browse Apple Maps via the web (AFAICT) is via an integration like DDG: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-apple-maps-right-in...

So yeah saying it is available on the web feels a bit disingenuous, but it is, kind of, indirectly.

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Re:What I Use Instead of Google by oauea on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:33AM (#25659217)
Ah, that is bizarre. But I've never understood Apple. Thanks for explaining.
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