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From: "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Google added speedometer & speed limits to iOS mapping
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:55:11 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan wrote:

>On 2024-07-10 00:14, Ken Blake wrote:
>>On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 16:01:34 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote
>>
>>>How could it be "five years behind" on a feature that literally
>>>was just announced
>>
>>The first line of the first link in the first post says "over five
>>years."
>>https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/google-maps-is-rolling-out-speedometer-speed-limits-on-iphone-and-carplay-globally/
>>
>>"Google Maps has introduced speedometer and speed limits on iOS &
>>CarPlay, more than five years after their debut on Android to help
>>iPhone users avoid speed ticketing while driving."
>
>So this is Google deliberately crippling their apps for competitive
>advantage.
>
>Got it.


I am fairly certain the iOS version of Gmail is better than the Android
version of Gmail.  I tried to use it on someone's phone and it seemed
to be very different.  Maybe it was a newer version or maybe it was set
up differently.