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by ocdtrekkie 2517 days ago
See, the problem is, as long as Google is allowed to own services like Maps and YouTube, as well as Android, you've ensured you can't ever switch to a new platform: Google is extremely active in not only refusing to support competing mobile platforms, but actively blocking them from accessing their services, as they've done with Microsoft and Amazon's competing platforms over the years.

I've found for most map queries, Google, Bing, MapQuest, and HERE are all pretty much comparable/a wash.