2009/12/14 Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:37 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>> What is being lost though? >> >> When Google sucks up data what's being lost is supporting the greater >> good, Google just sucks up all the data they can for their own good. > > To be fair to google, I've had a lot of fun with google maps (before I > discovered OSM :)) They do good for others too - they just do it > accidentally on the way to making money.
I don't have a problem with providing services people want, but at some point they control far more data than equitable and use that position to extend their position that others have no hope of getting the same or similar deal to compete on equal footing, aka level playing field... _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
