this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
825 points (93.6% liked)

Technology

59588 readers
2991 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Jesus, that is a gross way to inject advertising into turn-by-turn navigation.

Edit/update from 9to5google so this post does not spread what is apparently inaccurate information: https://9to5google.com/2024/07/08/google-maps-pop-up-quick-detour-ad/

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 142 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Is it too much to ask for an app that just does one single thing. Everything doesn't need to be an advertising platform.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 79 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 26 points 4 months ago

Google is definitely turning into IBM where they just exist because of inertia and not because of anything they actually produce.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

The only line I care about is the line that takes me from A to B

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 43 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They need the money for the next quarter earnings report.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 months ago
[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is it too much to ask

Are you willing to deliver them consequences if they don't do it the way you want?

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I stopped using Google maps so I guess so

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Looked pretty good the last couple of times I looked at it. What sucks about it?

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Those AI electricity bills don't pay for themselves.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah... we pay....

[–] moontorchy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Interesting to observe how our intuition is failing us while dealing with digital products. When someone gives you something for free on the street, naturally you get suspicious and start asking yourself "where is the catch?" But when there's a free app - no second thought. Everyone is using it so it must be ok. Well, Google and Facebook are nothing but glorified advertising agencies. The whole reason of their existence is to make money on ads. Edited: typos.