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Google Maps has become an eyesore. 5 examples of how the app has lost its way (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sma3in@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it's change for the sake of change. The same reason why grocery stores redo their layout every couple of years. They want to make things appear 'new' while also keeping you on your toes in the hopes that you'll buy more product.

They've been doing this for years now with Android. The biggest changes are always with icons and menu layouts now that they ran out of innovative ideas.

[–] Pheonixdown@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Grocery stores are actually a bit more sinister than that, they reorganize things periodically so people have to spend more time walking around the store and can impulse buy more. They are getting wiser though, they tend to do it more sectionally rather than the whole store so people don't get as fed up.

[–] tacoface@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Oh God, I swear our local supermarket moves the fresh fish every three weeks. It’s always the fish and it just fills me with rage. I don’t want to do a meter by meter search for a chunk of salmon while my picky children are whining and chewing on my kneecaps.