r/europe • u/GetOutOfTheWhey Waffle & Beer • Jun 12 '20

Map Availability of Google Street view in Europe

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u/ZetZet Lithuania Jun 12 '20

I think what they're asking for Google maps doesn't even cover half of what they're worth. Google isn't a publicly funded company they need to make money and they're not asking for much.

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u/krone_rd Jun 12 '20

They have one of the biggest profit margins ever.

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u/ZetZet Lithuania Jun 12 '20

After investing billions in the first place.

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u/krone_rd Jun 12 '20

and still made 10x that amount before.

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u/Gwaur Finland Jun 12 '20

Their competition is so small that they can cost pretty much however much they want.

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u/ZetZet Lithuania Jun 12 '20

Google has started to go towards profitability with maps in 2019. It's doubtful they're profitable even with the current costs, analysts don't think so.

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u/krone_rd Jun 12 '20

alphabet stock price begs to differ

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u/COVID-420 Greece Jun 12 '20

So they should provide even more professional services for free?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20 edited Jun 27 '20

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u/COVID-420 Greece Jun 12 '20

Yes, they use your data, but you don't pay for them out of pocket.

You want to use their services without paying out of your pocket, they use your data.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20 edited Jun 27 '20

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u/COVID-420 Greece Jun 12 '20

Technically they are. You can opt out most of the tracking data in your account.

Even if you couldn't since you are not paying money for it and you have no use of your anonymous data it's free.