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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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[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 ๐Ÿ˜„

[โ€“] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

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