The Roach
lvl.3
Flight distance : 412835 ft
United States
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Nothing like a $2000 piece of equipment using a 2 cent API. Additionally, Here Maps may be 'Here' today and gone tomorrow.
The company is made up of no less than nine, yes nine owners, including a 15% stake by Intel. Auto manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler own about 55% with the remaining 30% or so split among several other management groups. My main problem with the company is their legacy. The company, formally known by several other names, appears to have been founded in 1985. That's 32 years in the navigation business and well, you see what you get. Hard to tell what kind of infrastructure they are running on but I did find they use software defined networking via a company named Cloudflare to distribute their services.
Why a industry leading company, DJI, would make this horrible decision and risk loosing market share I can't understand. Even if it is about money, the cost of support and drop in customer satisfaction will certainly cost more than they save. The service is designed more for the automotive industry and predictive analytics. |
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