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Google Backs Down On Maps Redirect

Posted by samzenpus on from the on-second-thought dept.

Dupple writes "A few days ago Google blocked access to its maps on Windows Phone 8, claiming that it 'worked best' on WebKit-based browsers — effectively excluding WP8 users. This, despite Google Maps working fine on desktop versions of IE that use the same rendering engine and users being able to spoof the user agent string on their WP8 devices to gain access. Now it appears that Google has backed down and is now allowing WP8 users access."

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  1. Re:Do no evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So if Microsoft had blocked access to Google from IE five or six years ago, that wouldn't have been evil either?

  2. Google's possible complaint... by jkrise · · Score: 0, Troll

    Internet Explorer asks its users "Where Do You Want To Go Today?" and wrongly conclude that the maps data is fetched from Microsoft servers. If IE changed their title bar to read "We use Google Maps data to guide you accurately", I'm sure Google wouldn't object.

    iPhone users recently got lost using non-Google maps, and learnt their lessons the hard way, so Google just want due credit for their maps data, that's all.

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  3. Re:Don't be evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You were same fucking assholes who complained when Microsoft excluded people 10 years ago by using propriety APIs. Google wants to use open APIs and now they are being "evil". They want to remove the crap API code and the easiest way to start that was denying access when using Internet Explorer. Its not a monopoly when you have choices. Don't like Google Maps, use Bing Maps, don't like Google, use Bing. There is a choice shop being a bunch of crying fucking babies.

  4. Re:Don't be evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't be evil to whom?

    Google has always been evil.

  5. Re:Don't wory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, the problem really is Opera.

  6. Re:Don't be evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They're not an open source comunity, but a company. That means, the product is tightly linked to their image. If they believed it wouldn't render well, then they're right to block access

    Such is the justification of the sanctimonious.

    Thanks for proving the point.

  7. Re:Don't be evil by geek · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bushes fault? Really? You liberals are like broken fucking records. At least Microsoft went to trial under Bush. Google got let off the hook after their contributions to Obamas campaign.

    I grow more tired of you bottom feeders by the day.

  8. Re:Don't be evil by Forty+Two+Tenfold · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck off, retard.

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