[OSM-talk] Google: pay for map and API

[Steve Coast]

You're just missing the point of press releases. It's not necessarily to make a logical point, it's to get press and therefore more users. Something that just says "people should switch to OSM" in the context of this kind of news will get press if executed well.

Steve


On Oct 28, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote:

> I don't know what point we would make. GMaps users are not only paying
> for the map data they're using - which they can of course get for free
> at OSM - but also for a full-featured, well-documented, integrated API
> with routing, geocoding, vector overlays and what have you, allowing
> anyone who can find the pointy brackets on their keyboard to slap an
> interactive map on their website.
> This is something OSM does not offer, or claim to.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM, malenki <osm_ at malenki.ch> wrote:
>> Google demands (with several exceptions payment for using map and API:
>> http://code.google.com/intl/uk-UK/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_pricing
>> 
>> A press release from OSM would be a good idea.
>> 
>> Thomas
>> aka malenki
>> 
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