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Google Maps is over! The tech giant complies with EU orders to remove navigation services from search results (jasondeegan.com)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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For years, Google Maps has been a go-to tool for millions worldwide, seamlessly integrated into search results for instant access to directions, locations, and more. But if you’ve noticed something missing recently, you’re not imagining things. Due to European Union regulations, Google has been forced to remove its Maps functionality from its search results, marking a significant shift in how we interact with the tech giant’s ecosystem.

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[–] RedditWanderer 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For a user who never uses maps or a user who always uses maps, this has no effect.

It's for those who use both integrated, but thats pretty rare nowdays. Much easier to ask maps "restaurants near me, plumbers open near me" than having to watch gemini type something out and "rate your plumber" forums, or worse aggregated yelp links.

Nobody will be affected by this, except maybe our data to be harder to mismanage. The headline is stupid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Much easier to ask maps "restaurants near me, plumbers open near me" than having to watch gemini type something out and "rate your plumber" forums, or worse aggregated yelp links.

Even easier to just slap the thing you're looking for into the search bar and then read the reviews and get directions all from the one webpage, why did you bring Gemini into this?

Nobody will be affected by this

Nobody I know opens maps to search shit, every one of them would be impacted by this

[–] RedditWanderer 0 points 2 days ago

"read the reviews and get directions at the same time": yeah thats what map does.

When you use a google search, gemini fills at least a quarter of the page with shit.