chaospatterns@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agoGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaresomeone_secret@kbin.burggit.moelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow does one of the largest and richest Sillicon Valley companies of all time still resort to this type of behavior? If it was a fledgling startup that desperately needed the money or else they went bankrupt then I would understand. But google?
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoWhy wouldn’t they? “Enough” is not in their vocabulary. Why not make even more money? What’re you gonna do, stop using Google Maps?
minus-squareDesolateMood@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago What’re you gonna do, stop using Google Maps? Yes.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYes obviously some people might. The vast majority will not.
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoBecause, they don’t know they can. With alternatives based like Open street maps.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI mean a cursory search on the app store will reveal these alternatives. It’s certainly partly because of that but much more so because they don’t care and can’t be bothered to change.
How does one of the largest and richest Sillicon Valley companies of all time still resort to this type of behavior?
If it was a fledgling startup that desperately needed the money or else they went bankrupt then I would understand. But google?
Why wouldn’t they? “Enough” is not in their vocabulary. Why not make even more money? What’re you gonna do, stop using Google Maps?
Yes.
Yes obviously some people might. The vast majority will not.
Because, they don’t know they can. With alternatives based like Open street maps.
I mean a cursory search on the app store will reveal these alternatives.
It’s certainly partly because of that but much more so because they don’t care and can’t be bothered to change.