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mkaszkowiak
1357 days ago
If I remember correctly, at first Pokemon Go used Google Maps to display the actual map, but it still used OSM data for the spawning algorithm. Later on they made the switch to only use OSM.
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Tostino
1357 days ago
The changes to Google maps api pricing made it entirely unsuitable for a whole lot of apps.
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alias_neo
1357 days ago
I do recall when that happened all of the complaints, madness from Google, but that's entirely their MO I suppose.
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alias_neo
1357 days ago
Interesting, thanks for clarifying!
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