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Will the old method of breaking up a company work enough on modern tech companies? Will the 2nd best map software ever catch up in market share?
Just spinning off Android would shake up map software. It's how they get traffic and other data.
Many apps for Android rely on Google Play Services which I don't know exactly what it's doing but collecting data is a good bet.
Do we end up with worse maps then?
In the short term? Possibly.
In the long term, it opens up space for competition, which is better for end users, advertisers, small business, and more.