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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (11 children)

I'd really like to get rid of Google Maps, but the alternatives I've tried failed to make a good replacement.

I use the bus / tram / metro more than anything, and occasionally drive long distances. I'm okay with having two different apps for driving and public transport.

Any suggestions ?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Somehow I don't use/buy any of these? Like from either side of the chart... I guess I'm doing my part?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

From clothing down on the right column, never seen any of these available for sale here in the midwest

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

love to see bespoke weathered text instead of a font

[โ€“] wirebeads 2 points 4 months ago

Love to see Europeans jumping on board as well. At some point Americans only customers will be Russia and North Korea if Trumps administration keeps bullying and alienating countries like this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Food drink and clothing I was never buying either side anyway.

Recently got some new plain cotton t-shirts though. ยฃ2.50 each at Tesco so I got 8. Should just about last me to 2030.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Anyone know if Qwant's search engine is pretty capable? I would like to ditch Google, but it's hard b/c it has the best search results

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I've been using it for about a year now and it's quite capable. Picture search is good and the layout is quite nice.

There have been some fringe topics (mostly programming related) where I needed to resort back to Google because the results were just not good enough. Also it has no Maps equivalent (anymore) which sucks when you want to search for places.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Damn, I wish I had MAX were I live. I was in Sweden last summer and my SO didn't let me go to MAX ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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