> Gmail isn't outstanding, search isn't outstanding, maps isn't outstanding

They were at the time.

dijit 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think that is very much GPs point.

adi_kurian 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is there a better Maps app?

I guess those gaussian splats on Apple Maps could be p. neat.

	▲	cadamsdotcom 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Apple Maps is - or soon will - show ads. A trillion dollar company that charges thousands for the device. So that’s out. OsmAnd’s UI really doesn’t suit me, and there are a few others that I personally liked even less. But Organic Maps ticks enough boxes to come close. I’ve been using Organic Maps on iOS for driving, and it’s tolerable. And for offline mapping it’s a godsend.
	▲	HypnoticOcelot 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I've been using Magic Earth, which is paid, but has worked pretty well for me so far.
	▲	SllX 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		No. I just switched away from Apple Maps too when they added ads. If I’m dealing with adware either way, may as well use the best.
	▲	HDBaseT 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Bing still has maps, although I wouldn't say its better.

7tythr33 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Time moves on …

	▲	deathanatos 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		… sure, but until someone creates a competitor that is good enough to overcome the switching costs, people are going to stay with Google. Most of Google's then-competitors in the categories listed are not just inferior products, they're dead. ISPs no longer do email, Alta Vista & Ask Jeeves are gone, MapQuest is a thing that makes us that used it sound old. Not only does an upstart have to overcome the switching costs, they have to actually survive, and not just get hoovered up by acquisition and then Our-Incredible-Journeyed.