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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/

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[–] ikidd 80 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 26 points 5 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 5 months ago

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