Original toot in Spanish says: “OK, so I need some alternatives to Google Maps, because I just decided seconds ago to stop using it after I got proposed a trip with a completely unnecessary detour which adds two extra minutes just because it pass by a gas station that sponsors this trip.”

  • RBG
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    366 months ago

    Google surely cannot be that stupid. Early Aprils fools joke I presume.

      • eric
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        296 months ago

        The enshitification continues.

    • dinckel
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      146 months ago

      Given enough money, they’ll do anything

      • @dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
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        116 months ago

        They already have sponsored location pins for retail stores. Even if I don’t have a route active it shows me icons on the map for Chick-Fil-A and some outfit called “Homesense” I’ve never heard of before even though I never asked it to. Even if I’m zoomed out far enough that it’s not showing me POI pins for any other businesses I still see these. And they’re actual icons of the store’s logo, not just the usual generic fork-and-knife or shopping cart pins like other businesses get. So I guarantee you they’re getting paid to do that.

      • @bmsok@lemmy.world
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        16 months ago

        This is literally one of a handful of times in my life where I will begrudgingly accept that word.

        It doesn’t make me proud.

    • dalë
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      6 months ago

      Interestingly 28th Dec is el Día de los inocentes in Spain, their equivalent of April Fools, so it’s possible it’s that