[napoleond]

> I'm sure that Apple adding DDG to Safari is the reason for this thinly veiled reciprocity.

It seems unlikely that anyone other than Gabe could be sure of his intentions. At any rate, I assume he also uses Apple Maps for directions... if you know of any good non-Google/Apple competitors for that I would be very interested to hear about them.

[pavlov]

Here by Nokia (the independent company, not the division sold to Microsoft):

http://here.com

Excellent maps and navigation in my experience.

[snogglethorpe]

For a good laugh, look at Tokyo on here.com:

http://here.com/35.7115098,139.7902388,13,0,0,normal.day

The largest city in the world apparently has about five streets (and note that even the extremely tiny amount that gets shown is actually wrong)! ><

Here maps certainly has its fans, but it's clear they have a long way to go before they're a real alternative to Google maps...

[maxerickson]

There is a deeper legacy there. People were complaining about coverage in Japan after Nokia bought Navteq in 2007 (Here was born out of Navteq).

I would expect Navteq had stayed away on some strategic basis and Nokia just kept doing that (I guess Nokia was never a huge brand in Japan).

[coffeecheque]

Thanks for that. Looks good. Pity there's no HTTPS though.

Do you know/can you recommend any other OSM providers? Here.com is one of the best I've come across, but I'm wondering if there are any others.

[ankitml]

I find them far superior to google maps (for cities in India)

[bane]

Bing?