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Re:Organic Maps by sdeframond on Saturday September 02, 2023 @05:50AM (#37359999)
> I genuinely want to know what lead Google to not support Maps offline properly.

Perhaps Google's mapping business isn't so much showing maps but helping local businesses get found, rated, reviewed... (restaurants,shops etc).

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Re:Organic Maps by bertil on Monday September 04, 2023 @05:27PM (#37385256)
I would love to do that offline too. Just suggest any cafe every two hours of walking, or a gas station every two hours of driving and I’ll stop there and nowhere else.
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