Google Loses Santa To Bing 153
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from the who's-been-nice-to-whom dept.
from the who's-been-nice-to-whom dept.
New submitter Sebolains writes "Unlike previous years, NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) has decided to use Bing maps to track Santa's journey as he goes around the world delivering presents. Starting Christmas eve, one will be able to go to the official NORAD Santa tracking site and use Bing maps to see where Santa is delivering presents at that time. In previous years, NORAD has always gone for Google maps to track Saint Nick. The reason for this switch were not disclosed, but since nearly 25 million people are expected to use this tool come this Christmas, this will definitely benefit Bing in the ongoing competition for online map applications."
I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. (Score:5, Funny)
The mayans predicted the disaster that is Apple maps. The end of the era is due to Santa using his iPhone to navigate and strays into NK airspace, being mistaken for a US spyplane and swiftly shot down.
More appropriate? (Score:5, Funny)
This is what they get for the new filter settings. (Score:5, Funny)
It has made Santa very mad that he has to specify the pictures he is looking for... naughty or nice...
Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. (Score:5, Funny)
And that's why no presents, he got lost.
"No presents this year, little Timmy. Also, I just got off the phone with the Australian Authorities who said they found Santa dead in Murray Sunset National Park [slashdot.org]. Unfortunately it looks like Santa had a new iPhone for navigation and was forced to eat eight of his reindeer. Then there was apparently a struggle between him and the last reindeer. After several blows, it broke free and eventually flew off to leave Santa to bleed out in the dirt from gory antler wounds. These are sad times but we still have each other, just no more frivolous Christmas gifts -- ever again!"
*walks away nipping on a fifth of bourbon*
So, that answers that... (Score:5, Funny)
NORAD, using Microsoft products... Well, at least we know how the world ends.
Re:What's Bing? (Score:5, Funny)
The correct question is "Who's Bing?", and the answer is that he starred in White Christmas with Danny (effin) Kaye, so using Bing is entirely appropriate.
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
FSM uses Google maps (Score:5, Funny)
Better title (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. (Score:2, Funny)
"We got a Red Sleigh down, we got a Red Sleigh down!"
Re:More appropriate? (Score:5, Funny)
All so it can be viewed by Bings non existent users.
Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. (Score:2, Funny)
Ironically, while the initial problem and police warning got a lot of press coverage, neither the fact that Apple fixed their directions by the very next day [technobuffalo.com]
Good news! The courier sent to deliver that press release has been found. You'll never guess what happened....
Re:Google Maps Pricing (Score:4, Funny)
My guess is MS made an offer ($$) that Santa (NORAD) couldn't refuse.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. But he's just a ho (ho ho).
Re:What's Bing? (Score:4, Funny)
Easy - it's not Google.
As in: Bing Is Not Google.