OpenLayers vs Google Maps?

These are a really great questions! I'm a professional OpenLayers developer and fan, so I'll address your questions from that perspective.

It's not necessarily a question of OpenLayers OR Google Maps. You can after all use Google Maps for your map background in OpenLayers. Some more specific answers.

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