Ahh yes, the famous words spoken by many moms... and no, they weren't talking about me.
Actually, did anyone notice this story yesterday? To summarize, it's about Microsoft releasing a free software over the weekend that lets users view the map of the world via satellite pictures, and zoom in close enough to see buildings from a bird's-eye view. I guess it's somewhat similar to maps.google.com. Anyway, so in this product, when a user tries to zoom into Apple Computer's Headquarters, all they see is a warehouse and a parking lot. In reality, Apple's HQ is a campus containing 11 modern buildings!
I think this is hilarious! I know, I know, Apple fans will say that this is all wrong, and MS is cheating its customer group, blah, blah, blah. But, from a completely unbiased view -- I don't like or dislike either -- this has got to be pretty amusing. I mean, basically MS decided to pick on one of their rivals by wiping them off the face of the Earth! (C'mon, like you wouldn't like to do that to all your enemies). Yeah, they say that it's an honest mistake and it's because they only found an old satellite picture of the area, but does anyone believe that?
Anyway, the point is, what if all problems were solved this way?
Until next time, Saif's out!
Actually, did anyone notice this story yesterday? To summarize, it's about Microsoft releasing a free software over the weekend that lets users view the map of the world via satellite pictures, and zoom in close enough to see buildings from a bird's-eye view. I guess it's somewhat similar to maps.google.com. Anyway, so in this product, when a user tries to zoom into Apple Computer's Headquarters, all they see is a warehouse and a parking lot. In reality, Apple's HQ is a campus containing 11 modern buildings!
I think this is hilarious! I know, I know, Apple fans will say that this is all wrong, and MS is cheating its customer group, blah, blah, blah. But, from a completely unbiased view -- I don't like or dislike either -- this has got to be pretty amusing. I mean, basically MS decided to pick on one of their rivals by wiping them off the face of the Earth! (C'mon, like you wouldn't like to do that to all your enemies). Yeah, they say that it's an honest mistake and it's because they only found an old satellite picture of the area, but does anyone believe that?
Anyway, the point is, what if all problems were solved this way?
Dubya: Hmm, what should I do about eye-raq?Ok, so you need smart people to use this plan to perfection, but it does have potential. Now, about that bully in the fourth grade ... where's my class picture?
Aide: Ahh, don't worry about it. We updated the globe in our office. Now, there's no such country. Just decided to add another lake there.
Dubya: What about the oil?
Aide: Oops.
Until next time, Saif's out!
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