ThatThar t1_j5jix8d wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:33 PM

Reply to comment by garysai in Google to merge mapping service Waze with maps products teams | CNN Business by sovamind

Google would be more likely to discontinue both of them and replace them with a third maps app that lacks key features from both Waze and Google Maps.

MrBeverly t1_j5jjnks wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:39 PM

But Maps v3 would have some sort of proprietary messaging service built in that isn't compatible with Googles 32 trillion other messaging apps

Ullallulloo t1_j5jn1to wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Fun fact: Google Maps already has a messaging service.

MrBeverly t1_j5jnaeg wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:09 PM

Satire is dead

arcticblue t1_j5jmnfn wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:03 PM

That would be such a Google thing to do. And they'd give iOS first access to new features like they did with Hangouts.

garysai t1_j5js49e wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Sitting here laughing and nodding in agreement.

crespoh69 t1_j5l7s8y wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:15 PM

They already have a Google maps light

miskdub t1_j5nuojw wrote on January 24, 2023 at 9:17 AM

They could call it Google Wave! Maybe it’ll have a way to talk to other drivers too. They could call that part “hangouts”