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Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore on Friday December 13, 2019 @07:33PM (#21786957)
From their copyrights, it looks like

- Azure uses TomTom

- Bing uses HERE (formerly Navteq/Nokia)

Did Microsoft buy all of Nokia? Or just their phone business?

Re:Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore on Friday December 13, 2019 @07:21PM (#21786900)
Justin's theory is that the design focuses on a clean (empty?) look for mobile users. And on POIs, not streets.

https://www.justinobeirne.com/what-happened-to-google-maps