Google Maps has become an eyesore

Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by pests on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:00AM (#37030695)

I recently watched this show on netflix called "The Billion Dollar Code" that went into the details about maps beginnings and other companies claim to the idea. It was pretty interesting.

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by cpeterso on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:32AM (#37030939)

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by Tempest1981 on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:21AM (#37031789)

That link gave me "SORRY we couldn't find that page", but this worked:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062673041

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by aix1 on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:34AM (#37030951)

That was about Google Earth, not about Google Maps, right?

(I don't know to what extent the tech stack is shared between the two.)

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by pests on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:46AM (#37031046)

Ah you're probably right! I know they are separate things but ever since that update ~10 years ago where they brought many Earth features into Maps the product merged into one for me.

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by Tempest1981 on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:07AM (#37031676)

Thanks, I'm annoyed that Netflix never recommended this to me, even though I've watched many tech documentaries.

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Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore by jacobgorm on Monday August 07, 2023 @05:12AM (#37032126)

Brilliant show, though it is about Google Earth. Made me uninstall Google Earth from my phone though, the picture it paints of Google and their legal people is not pretty.

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