Classic Google Maps is gone

#1

Post by dietlbomb » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 11:38 AM UTC

Classic Google Maps is gone
maps.google.com

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#2

Post by davidw » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 11:51 AM UTC

Too bad. It was so much faster, and sucked so much less CPU :-/

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#3

Post by a3n » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:11 PM UTC

Yeah, really too bad. There's so much crap scattered across a google map these days.

But waddya want for free?

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#4

Post by Varkiil » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:14 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #2

Too bad. It was so much faster, and sucked so much less CPU :-/

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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#5

Post by tempodox » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:32 PM UTC

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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#6

Post by M8 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:33 PM UTC

Who needs more than 10 route points anyway? New feature allows you to not being able to enter more than that!

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#7

Post by M8 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:33 PM UTC

Varkiil wrote: post #4

davidw wrote: post #2

Too bad. It was so much faster, and sucked so much less CPU :-/

welcome to the era of "you should upgrade your computer" and "We did no optimize it because nowadays computers are powerful enough"

Era of "modern" browsers.

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#8

Post by guidedlight » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 12:37 PM UTC

Anyway, how is Bing Maps these days?

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#9

Post by junto » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

https://here.com

Re: Classic Google Maps is gone

#10

Post by davidw » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:32 PM UTC

junto wrote: post #9

https://here.com

Not bad... I can't find a way to turn on topographical data, though, which I'm a big fan of, as a bicyclist.