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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by Oleg2tor on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @09:01AM (#9068489)
As far as i know Google beats Yandex in search (readed about this here http://habrahabr.ru/post/173351/). But Yandex got more detailed maps (google missed some objects / buildings). Yandex got Taxi app, public transport app, navigator, metrika (google analytics copy) and etc, etc, etc. For me as developer - yandex provides much better api documentation and examples.

But I can't understand - how can they force monopoly protest, being monopolists itself? Example - Only Yandex.Transport got API for public data (bus stops, Position Tracking) in Moscow. I am sure, that Google can protest them back. How Yandex had the nerve for this? Nothing personal, business only?

P.S. All above is about Russia context. In USA I don't know which maps are more detailed.

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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by listic on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @09:33AM (#9068661)
NB: Once we're talking:

All Yandex services: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev...

All Google services: http://www.google.com/about/products/

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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by guard-of-terra on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @11:46AM (#9069428)
"Only Yandex.Transport got API for public data (bus stops, Position Tracking) in Moscow"

Moscow officials state that it is not the case, they're not limiting their APIs to Yandex only. Yandex is merely the first one to gain access.

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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by bobuk on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @10:40AM (#9069036)
Yandex.Transport bought an access to API for positioning, but it's not exclusive. Everyone, including you can buy this access too, it's not very expensive.
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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by Oleg2tor on Thursday February 19, 2015 @01:54AM (#9072794)
So, where I can get those API? Can you get me link or something?
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Re:Google faces Russia Android probe after Yandex protest by blumkvist on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @11:35AM (#9069358)
>But I can't understand - how can they force monopoly protest, being monopolists itself?

Putin.

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