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posted by dennisn on October 13th, 2011 at 7:23PM
I know. It's the only useful thing I've seen from it -- 99.9% crap and malware ... 0.1% useful maps.
Incidentally, that mapping function can/should be done by a real application -- like Google Earth(?) (which is closed-source or something :.)
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posted by moi on October 16th, 2011 at 9:01AM
that 0.1% is worth 40% (imho)
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posted by dennisn on October 16th, 2011 at 9:09AM
The thing is, Google Maps doesn't really have anything to do with JavaShit -- it's Google's massive wallet and map database. They simply chose to make it available with JavaShit to control their customers more -- you are forced to download their complete JS-Google-Map application each time, which they have full control over -- ie. if they choose to insert ads or whatever. I would really prefer it if I didn't have to download the map-application every time I wanted to access it. I would really prefer if there were alternative interfaces for it. Etc.
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posted by dsk on October 16th, 2011 at 10:00PM
>Google Maps doesn't really have anything to do with JavaShit
Yes and No. Without JS, Google maps is what map quest used to be. With JS, it's magic.
>I would really prefer it if I didn't have to download the map-application every time I wanted to access it.
Every web-app can be re-implemented as a native install app. Even your blog. That's not what makes them special.
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posted by dennisn on October 16th, 2011 at 9:11AM
(So, there is a (closed-source?) version of it -- Google Earth(?), that is a baby step in the right direction -- and, I think, in addition to the normal maps and stuff, you can do better 3D fly-bys, etc? Real applications are so much better, and saner.)
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