Originally Posted by
saddlesores
it's not just google maps. many websites are being redesigned, apparently
by fixie-riding hipsters, who are great at spiffy site design, but unfortunately
never use, or have no concept of, the service the site was originally designed
to provide.
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My theory is that even though a product has reached its peak of user access, intuitive function, as well as usefull features, those employed by the company feel that they have no choice but to continue "tweaking" things in order to justify their employment.
I tend to use Google maps as an auxiliary to paper. My one time using it as my exclusive bike route tool involved two miles of streambed, and a whole day of horrible dirt farm roads before I
found a map at a gas station.