38 pointsby tartoran6 hours ago7 comments
  • peddling-brink4 hours ago
    Very standard. Google does the same thing for all territorial disputes to appease the whims of the powers that be.

    They would probably do the same if trump announced that Greenland was magically a part of the US now.

    • paxys3 hours ago
      Half the job of a map maker is to figure out correct borders in disputed areas while keeping both sides happy. In the internet age they can do that by simply showing a different map in each country.
      • AlotOfReading3 hours ago
        What's the purpose of a map if not to reflect how people actually refer to and interact with these features? Disputed borders are handled that way because people inside those countries have understandings of "their" borders (and it's politically convenient for the companies involved). The term "Lake America" isn't in active use as a geographic referrant, so there's no point reflecting it in a map beyond the political convenience.
    • infotainment3 hours ago
      Exactly -- the classic example is the northern border of India:

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/14/google-...

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  • ChrisArchitect5 hours ago
  • malux855 hours ago
    Spineless pandering
    • ForOldHack5 hours ago
      And Google maps does not show: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, House of Ill-repute? And Mark Zukerburd telling everyone he is going to spend $600 billion on AI in the next five years? Google maps will make itself insignificant. ( see my review of the North Atlantic ).
    • thegrim334 hours ago
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      • gnuplustoejam3 hours ago
        More bad tidings: they're completing the ballroom too.

        I hope his employees will get a paid day off to mourn and mentally recover.

      • Computer04 hours ago
        It is a sign of their credibility, and an indication of where your own priorities lie. I do not think this is a good hackernews comment.
  • Blazara5 hours ago
    Pathetic.
  • strathmeyer3 hours ago
    [dead]
  • tartoran6 hours ago
    Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario. Google appears to be eager to please Trump in a timely manner.
    • bitpush4 hours ago
      Apple updates maps slowly. We saw this with Gulf of America. Google Maps just happens to update things faster.

      I dont think it is upto Google and/or Apple.