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Classic Google Maps is gone (maps.google.com)
9 points by dietlbomb 4072 days ago
8 comments
davidw 4072 days ago
Too bad. It was so much faster, and sucked so much less CPU :-/
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Varkiil 4072 days ago
welcome to the era of "you should upgrade your computer" and "We did no optimize it because nowadays computers are powerful enough"
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M8 4072 days ago
Era of "modern" browsers.
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thejrk 4072 days ago
run in 'Lite mode' if you are browsing on a potato.
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a3n 4072 days ago
Yeah, really too bad. There's so much crap scattered across a google map these days.

But waddya want for free?

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tempodox 4072 days ago
Too bad. The current replacement sucks massively and is a pain to use. I guess the old one was just not evil enough.
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junto 4072 days ago
https://here.com
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davidw 4072 days ago
Not bad... I can't find a way to turn on topographical data, though, which I'm a big fan of, as a bicyclist.
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Finklestein 4072 days ago
Click "Map View", lower right corner, next to the + and - buttons.
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eonw 4071 days ago
that doesn't show topographical data, seems to only show terrain, as far as i can tell, the areas in the mountains i hike often are not showing lines.
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jjulius 4071 days ago
https://www.google.com/lochp
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M8 4072 days ago
Who needs more than 10 route points anyway? New feature allows you to not being able to enter more than that!
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guidedlight 4072 days ago
Anyway, how is Bing Maps these days?
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eonw 4071 days ago
am i the only one that hates the new UI ?
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