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I wish Google to put a tiny bit of their money [0] into promoting this more. To counter the closed-source, for-profit what3words offering.

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20749831/alphabet-google-a...



what3words has appeared twice recently as a news story on bbc.co.uk I'd not heard of plus.codes even though now I realise I'd seen them on google maps listings


The most recent article [1] read like an advertisement. They even quoted someone as saying "I just cannot see a downside". It's a shame they didn't find time to mention any of the many criticisms of it, most of which are listed on Wikipedia!

[1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760


BBC regional news will often promote British businesses. It's part of their remit.


Google maps shows "Plus Codes" (same thing) in it's UI. eg Salesforce Tower shows plus code of

QJQ3+V3 SoMa, San Francisco, CA




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