4 points | by nephihaha 11 hours ago ago
3 comments
Quote: "Google Earth Pro on desktop will no longer be available for download beginning June 25, 2027. Google Earth launched as a free program in 2005, and now it will be replaced with Earth on the web."
Earth on web is shit.
Earth Desktop is useful for one thing: mapping large datasets onto a globe.
I use it very often because I don't have to upload gigs of data just to review my own datasets. Now? Will have to vibecode an alternative.
What a fucking waste, Google. Category-leading technology theft and you still manage to fuck it up.
Are there any Google products left that haven't been enshittified to death?
Quote: "Google Earth Pro on desktop will no longer be available for download beginning June 25, 2027. Google Earth launched as a free program in 2005, and now it will be replaced with Earth on the web."
Earth on web is shit.
Earth Desktop is useful for one thing: mapping large datasets onto a globe.
I use it very often because I don't have to upload gigs of data just to review my own datasets. Now? Will have to vibecode an alternative.
What a fucking waste, Google. Category-leading technology theft and you still manage to fuck it up.
Are there any Google products left that haven't been enshittified to death?