'Virtual Earth' wipes Apple off the map

[johnjbruin]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/07/28/disappearing.apple.ap/index.html

CUPERTINO, California (AP) -- As software rivals, Microsoft wants to wipe Apple Computer Inc. off the map.

With Microsoft's new Web service for satellite photographs, the world's largest software company has sort of achieved its goal.

Internet sleuths discovered that anyone using Microsoft's new "Virtual Earth" Web site for a bird's-eye view of Apple's corporate headquarters saw only a grainy overhead photograph of a single warehouse and a deserted parking lot.

Apple's sprawling campus and eleven modern buildings -- nowhere to be seen.

Microsoft is blaming an outdated photograph for the oversight.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

[faenix]

haha that's kind of funny

 

[loup garou]

repost

 

[EyeMNathan]

Why is MS's satellite website having outdated photos news? I can't even get a high rez of my area on there, and the low rez is like 13 years old.

 

[Bootprint]

Welcome to last week link

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Welcome to last week link

searched for virtual... i guess i should have searched for apple

 

[Analog]

😛

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
😛

:laugh:

 

[tami]

what makes this ironic is the fact that now since the issue has gotten real media attention (AP), microsoft is finally placing the blame on an "outdated photograph." no kidding... but that shouldn't be hard to resolve!

 

[acemcmac]

It just shows a bunch of trees where I work too 😕

 

[acemcmac]

lol, I'm looking at my girlfriend's college and instead of saying "XXX College" it says "XXX military academy"

they got a traditionally girls college confused for a traditionaly mens highschool military school :roll:

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
lol, I'm looking at my girlfriend's college and instead of saying "XXX College" it says "XXX military academy"

they got a traditionally girls college confused for a traditionaly mens highschool military school :roll:

Your girlfriend went to porn college? 😀

 

[Shawn]

R

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Shawn
R

Why? Why are you such a jackass? He was made aware it was a repost and acknowledged so. The thread was dead for 2 hours.

 

[n7]

:laugh:

 

[EKKC]

first i seen. funney