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Anon thinks about Google (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by starman to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Surprise! Waze is owned by Google :-(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

FUCK.

Well, here's hoping they don't kill it like they kill everything good they've ever made....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/27/google-cuts-jobs-at-waze-as-it-continues-to-merge-mapping-products.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Goddammit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Waze isn't technically difficult to replace, but it is going to be difficult to replace because the replacement needs critical mass to become useful. There's no point using it over some other navigation app if people don't report stuff.