The Google War
When the media writes about technology companies, the word “war” is tossed around far too frequently. Apple is at war with Google. Microsoft is at war with Sony. Tumblr is at war with Posterous. Etc, etc, etc.
With all of the hyperbole out there, the words “Google” and “invasion” appearing together in the same headline didn’t totally pique my interest … until I read the article:
A Nicaraguan military commander recently invaded Costa Rican territory, and ordered troops to take down a Costa Rican flag and replace it with Nicaragua’s. Was this the work of a brash commander, going rogue on his superiors? A new policy of Nicaraguan imperialism? Neither. The incident was caused by an error in Google Maps.
Yikes. Remind me to have all of my military generals compare any invasion plans with the official Patrick Filler state maps.
