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Throwback Thursday: When the Apple Maps icon told you to take a hard left off the side of a bridge (startrek.website)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by IcedRaktajino@startrek.website to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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Saw an article posted about Tim Cook calling the launch of Apple Maps his first big mistake which reminded me of this.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Gives me fond memories of the early days when Google maps would tell you to jet ski across the South China Sea from the Philippines to Vietnam or kayak across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii 😄

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

In less funny news, Google Maps once told me to walk onto a freeway off-ramp.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Reminds me of this story https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-long-way-home/