@mmcm @organicmaps I'm not sure all people using gmaps would feel overwhelmed by OSM, but it's definitely in Google's interest give you a default service that also gives them data.
Think of it this way: every month we read about one or other Google service being shut down. Why? Because it's not part of the cash cow. They tried and didn't return enough data. Maps and Earth very expensive toys, and yet I don't think it will ever be killed. In a less expensive way, gmail is similar.
@mmcm @organicmaps ... but that sometimes OSM has better data in indisputable. One thing I can say, most of the time, gmaps has a better search UX.