On 4 May 2016 19:31:32 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2016-05-04, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
> > Not even a LITTLE weird, if I get the app I can download a
> > book to read on vacation/whatever.
>
> My computer doesn't need an "app". It has "programs".
>
> Why can I get maps on my computer, all day long, but when I try and
> get it on a mobil device, it demands I use an "app", which all too often
> requires more $. I'll tell you why. Hand-helds are nothing but revenue
> generation devices. Buy the device, buy the service, buy he app.
> It's one big revenue genorator. Why in the heck would I spend more money
> on something I already have? Make no sense, at all. 8|
>

If you weren't so hard headed, you'd already know there is no charge
Google maps app.

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