> As a result, domestic technology firms like Naver and Kakao have cornered the market for mapping services, making navigation harder for foreign visitors unfamiliar with their platforms.

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jjani 2 days ago | parent [-]

And making navigation better for the 50 million Korean residents who get to deal with mapping apps that aren't enshittified to the nth degree to optimize ad revenue and nothing but that.

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mparkms 2 days ago | parent [-]

What makes you think the Korean apps don't do the exact same thing?

	▲	jjani 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Me using them on a daily basis [0]. The image I made says more than a thousand words. Hint: They very much don't! Much like, say, Google Maps of circa 2010. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45185614