chaospatterns@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 6 months agoGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down16 cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detourwww.androidauthority.comchaospatterns@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square33fedilink cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoBecause, they don’t know they can. With alternatives based like Open street maps.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI mean a cursory search on the app store will reveal these alternatives. It’s certainly partly because of that but much more so because they don’t care and can’t be bothered to change.
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoA mix of that and also tech literacy. Most people don’t even know you have some choice in web browsers.
Because, they don’t know they can. With alternatives based like Open street maps.
I mean a cursory search on the app store will reveal these alternatives.
It’s certainly partly because of that but much more so because they don’t care and can’t be bothered to change.
A mix of that and also tech literacy. Most people don’t even know you have some choice in web browsers.