You cannot mix Google Maps data with data from competing map providers like OpenStreetMap, HERE, or Mapbox in a way that recreates what Google Maps does — the two must stay separate.
Developers cannot combine Google Maps with other mapping services to offer users a better or more diverse mapping experience — this limits innovation and choice in map-based applications that consumers use daily.
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Compare across platforms →This restriction prevents developers from building hybrid mapping solutions that use the best features of multiple providers, creating a forced choice between Google Maps exclusively or a non-Google alternative.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This clause, combined with the no-competing-product restriction, creates a comprehensive data exclusivity regime that may attract scrutiny under EU competition law (Art. 101 and 102 TFEU) and the Digital Markets Act (Art. 5 and 6), which prohibits gatekeepers from combining data across services in ways that entrench dominance. The European Commission's DMA enforcement team has explicit authority to address such interoperability restrictions. (2)
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