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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/27/apple_logo_appears_in_park/
Apple reappears outside Microsoft HQ
By John Oates (john.oates at theregister.co.uk)
Published Wednesday 27th July 2005 14:32 GMT
The mysterious disappearance of Apple's Cupertino headquarters from MSN's
new map service led to a veritable landslide of emails.
Some were kind enough to point out that MSN uses old satellite pictures
taken before the Apple HQ was built. Some missed the joke and questioned
our intelligence and parentage. We were also contacted by several concerned
readers who had discovered their garages and even houses were missing from
MSN maps.
But one eagle-eyed observer went one better. Andrew Stanley, for it was
him, spotted a mutant Apple logo just up the road from Microsoft's Redmond
headquarters. The logo, while clearly Apple-shaped, has undergone some
startling changes. It is not a happy Apple. To see it for yourself just
type "Microsoft, Redmond" into Google Maps and then choose the satellite
image option.
The giant logo has been left out in a scruffy looking park and had a
miserable grimace added to its face. Whether this was done by angry
Microserfs or local kids is unclear at this stage. It could even be extreme
marketing to make up for the disappearance of Apple headquarters.
Thanks to Reg reader Andrew Stanley for pointing this one out.®
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At 03:43 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote:
Begin forwarded message:
From San Jose Mercury
Hey, Sun and Oracle are gone too, and at Google's address, there's
just a charred hole: Microsoft launched a beta version of MSN
Virtual Earth yesterday -- the company's answer to the mapping
service that rival Google debuted earlier this year. The service
features aerial views of cities along with maps of highways and
landmarks, and offers the ability to search for a local business
and see its location plotted on a map. There are still a few bugs
to be worked out, though. For one thing, MSN Virtual Earth doesn't
yet offer the promised bird's-eye view made possible by Microsoft's
deal with Pictometry International. For another, its database of
satellite images may be in need of an upgrade. Search for 1
Infinite Loop in MSN Virtual Earth and you'll find not Apple's
Cupertino headquarters but a great big vacant lot. "Not as much as
a black turtle-necked jumper remains of Apple's headquarters," John
Oates reports in The Register. "This could be no more than an old
picture taken before Cupertino was built or a glimpse of an
imagined future. How this terrible error came about is not yet
clear. Nor can we be certain who else has been removed from Bill's
upgraded planet.
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