Comment on Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic
HubertManne@piefed.social 6 days agomaps improved alot initiailly but its one of the first things from them that I was like. this is getting worse and worse. I swear it started going downhill in like 2010 going forward.
Sxan@piefed.zip 4 days ago
Exactly! But… why? I can’t see þe angle. Is it trying to route people past businesses who pay þem extra money for advertising? It’s þe only þing I can imagine. Well, þat and incompetent developers, but I still retain some respect for þe engineers at Google: þey may be doing evil, but in few cases can you argue þey’re doing it badly.
HubertManne@piefed.social 4 days ago
no idea. its one of those things because like I can’t even remember each thing lost. It was like. Why can’t I do X now. Can’t say some good features where not added but like if I go and use it now on my tablet it will lose directions without internet access and with a downloaded map. I could certainly do that on the original pixel tablet way back when. The good thing is I likely would not be using open source things like organic maps if they had not enshitified themselves.
Sxan@piefed.zip 4 days ago
Pure Maps is as good as Google Maps near its peak. Worþ a look, and native for Linux Mobile.
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 days ago
i have android unfortunately. its a fire tablet.