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Google surely cannot be that stupid. Early Aprils fools joke I presume.
I bet they can, and are.
The enshitification continues.
Given enough money, they’ll do anything
They already have sponsored location pins for retail stores. Even if I don't have a route active it shows me icons on the map for Chick-Fil-A and some outfit called "Homesense" I've never heard of before even though I never asked it to. Even if I'm zoomed out far enough that it's not showing me POI pins for any other businesses I still see these. And they're actual icons of the store's logo, not just the usual generic fork-and-knife or shopping cart pins like other businesses get. So I guarantee you they're getting paid to do that.
Have you tried google search lately? It’s become borderline retarded.
This is literally one of a handful of times in my life where I will begrudgingly accept that word.
It doesn't make me proud.
I'd give a hand for your optimism..
Interestingly 28th Dec is el Día de los inocentes in Spain, their equivalent of April Fools, so it's possible it's that