Bret Taylor, a co-creator of Google Maps, recounted how Google Maps Satellite Mode was almost called Bird Mode. See a screenshot of the story below:
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Read the HN discussion on this story here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19235017 .
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Bret Taylor, a co-creator of Google Maps, recounted how Google Maps Satellite Mode was almost called Bird Mode. See a screenshot of the story below:
Read the HN discussion on this story here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19235017 .