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ViktorMihovon Migrating away from Google Maps and cutting costs

Have you tried HERE APIs[1] by any chance? I am curious how it stacks up against the other services.

[1] Link to example -> https://developer.here.com/api-explorer/rest/geocoder/revers...

Google is better in some areas and is very good at sourcing, that's for sure. For those interested, the recent report[1] by Strategy Analytics might be relevant. It compares the strengths and weaknesses of Apple, Google, HERE and TomTom. And no, Google is not “much better than anything out there“

[1] https://www.strategyanalytics.com/strategy-analytics/news/st...

ViktorMihovon A Visa for founders, engineers and investors willing to join France

46k actually high for France and probably average for mid level in Paris.

ViktorMihovon New XPS 15 Laptop

Are people actually trying to make the comment invisible..?

The flickering and freezes I thought are well known problems with the XPS15. Have those been finally fixed with the latest updates?