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shashashasha on Oct 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google warns that rate limits, overage fees are co...

There's also (I'm as surprised as you are) Mapquest. They have a whole host of open APIs now, built on OSM, and even have web services like directions/elevation: http://developer.mapquest.com/web/products/open

http://developer.mapquest.com/web/products/open/directions-s...

chollida1 on Oct 27, 2011 | [–]

Ahh Mapquest. I'd forgotten all about them.

They are one of the poster children for early success and then resting on their laurels while the competition ate their lunch.

rhizome on Oct 28, 2011 | [–]

Except MapQuest is yucky.

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