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melp@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 年前

Microsoft Follows Google on a Controversial Decision - gHacks Tech News

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melp@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 年前
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Microsoft has updated its Bing Maps service to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" for users in the United States
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    European Google Maps alternatives:

    • Magic Earth
    • Organic Maps
    • GeoVelo (specific for bikes)
    • OSMand
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      Magic Earth Organic Maps GeoVelo (specific for bikes) OSMand

      Nice! Thanks!

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      Yandex maps

      /s

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        lol yeah maybe we should be more specific when we talk about Europe

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      Magic Earth is also pretty good for cycling, though I will be checking out GeoVelo

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      Wait so it also shows that in europe?

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        No, it shows Gulf of Mexico. The commenter just wanted to give some good alternatives that people could use

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          Oh ok good. Yeah, I’m in the USA and I am trying to add more content as fast as I can into open maps so that these alternatives could be more useful.

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            Thanks for doing that ☺️

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            Sorry, I misread your question. Yes, google maps shows “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” in Europe as well :(

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              Well at least the america part is between parenthesis, but fuck Google, Apple, and Microsoft for bowing to this orange turd.

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      Idk if it’s European, but there’s also Sygic Maps

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