For those of you who actually read my rantings, you know Maps is my most hated Google service.
For those of you who actually read my rantings, you know Maps is my most hated Google service. It seems like every iteration of maps makes using it much more difficult, especially for consumers. Chances are, if I was a web developer, the new Maps would be fine, but I'm not. I'm just a person who wants to explore scenic driving directions, alternate routes and sites of interest. None of which Google makes easy.
I'm sort of reminded of Microsoft Office. Microsoft has added and prioritized so many features in their Office Suite 98% of us don't use on a regular (or ever) basis, thus making it clunky and convoluted.
Which is why most of us have left office for simpler options. You know, like Drive.
And yet with Maps, Google has gone the other direction. Searching for an address is a piece of cake. Searching nearby? Sure, whatever. Want to plan a trip with primary and alternate routes? I'd rather take a sledgehammer to my computer than use Maps.
Even when using Maps to tag a post with a location, Foursquare is much easier to use. Which is ironic since Google bought Foursquare's original incarnation.
Anywho, here's another story of why Maps annoys the crap out of me.
I'm sort of reminded of Microsoft Office. Microsoft has added and prioritized so many features in their Office Suite 98% of us don't use on a regular (or ever) basis, thus making it clunky and convoluted.
Which is why most of us have left office for simpler options. You know, like Drive.
And yet with Maps, Google has gone the other direction. Searching for an address is a piece of cake. Searching nearby? Sure, whatever. Want to plan a trip with primary and alternate routes? I'd rather take a sledgehammer to my computer than use Maps.
Even when using Maps to tag a post with a location, Foursquare is much easier to use. Which is ironic since Google bought Foursquare's original incarnation.
Anywho, here's another story of why Maps annoys the crap out of me.
Comments
I was not amused.
I get on with it fine other than that though.
However, I have tried numerous times to use Maps to plan out motorcycle routes and Google just makes it as difficult as they can for something so simple.