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Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

I don't use maps often but what's been going wrong in Google maps? I know whatever Uber/Lyft was using was having a hard time keeping up with local changes (bridges being shut down for months would stay on every driver's directions), they'd switch to Google to get an accurate map

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago

    It’s still accurate for directions, but search results and map viewing have gone to shit because of google accepting money to highlight certain businesses - taking up huge chunks of the map with their square icons

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I uninstalled it when it told me to turn left at the Wendy’s™ instead of a fucking street name. After I missed my turn and got to my destination late, I looked it up and the place it was talking about was visually obscured by another building so I couldn’t have possibly known where to turn. Fuck that noise.

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