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De-Google Your Life - Part 1 (piped.video)
submitted 6 months ago by NeonWoofGenesis@l.henlo.fi to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] xep@kbin.social 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm nearly there, except I can't get away from Google Maps. There's not really any alternative here that provides public transport information.

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah google maps is still the GOAT as much as I wish it wasn't.

[–] WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I imagine they're really itching to torpedo it somehow. Surprisingly long time for them not to do so.

[–] Player2@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

In my personal experience it has been getting consistently worse over the last 6 or so years. It used to be nearly perfect but now it is somewhat common that the directions will be wrong or misleading

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Idk, it's driving a ton of ad revenue (sponsored businesses and whatnot), why would they nuke it? They also get free boosting from users leaving reviews as well.

It's not as lucrative as search, but I would be very surprised if it's a loss-leader. Surely it's not costing $5+B to run...