Re: Using Google maps to get the distance between two addresses

This is a pretty important point.  If you build your infrastructure depending on Google services, you are putting your application in the hands of Google.  Goo.gl, Inbox, Google+, Picasa , Google Fiber, Android Things, IFTTT support; those are just a few things that been discontinued or drastically changed.

Obviously Google provides a lot of great cloud services, but always remember - you get what you pay for.  If you don't have a service agreement, you don't have any guarantee of service.


On 4/8/2019 7:39 AM, B Stone wrote:

The only thing I'd worry about using Google is they drop services and
change terms very often which may leave your application dead in the water,
unless it's a private app used in your own Company's Google App Suite
environment.

Case in point, if you were previously using the Gmail scope for an
application they now require a very rigorous (and actually, from their
side, quite ignorant of anything "non-device") proof that you're not using
scopes for malicious reasons. If they don't understand your app, how it
works, or the platform it runs on they will just say "no, we're not giving
you access to that scope". (Ask me how I know.. go ahead... lol)

Other than hand, their services really are second to none and the price, if
any, is well worth it.