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Apple Axes Head of Mapping Team

Posted by Unknown on from the openstreetmaps-for-all dept.

New submitter drkim writes "'Apple has reportedly fired the head of its mapping team following software glitches which annoyed customers and rained mockery on the company.' Mr. Williamson promptly left Apple headquarters in Antarctica, and walked to his home in Middelfart, Denmark." Nerval's Lobster adds: "Cue is also 'seeking advice from outside map-technology experts' as well as 'prodding maps provider TomTom to fix landmark and navigation data it shares with Apple.'"

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  1. Fired? by heptapod · · Score: 1, Funny

    If Jobs was alive, the guy would've been shot at dawn and his family billed for the bullet.

  2. so by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    so apple maps finally told someone, how to go, somewhere ?

  3. Re:Was it justified by dintech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mr. Williamson promptly left Apple headquarters in Antarctica, and walked to his home in Middelfart, Denmark.

    10,000 miles on Google Maps, just 2 or three on Apple Maps...

  4. Re:Was it justified by tomknight · · Score: 5, Funny

    An escape goat? Is that the opposite of a Trojan horse?

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    Oh arse
  5. Impossible by Covalent · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Mr. Williamson promptly left Apple headquarters in Antarctica, and walked to his home in Middelfart, Denmark."

    That's impossible. Apple maps says Middelfart is south of Antarctica. Sheesh.

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    Great warrior...hrmph! Wars not make one great.
  6. Keep the firing going by slashmydots · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some people tried to take a photo with their iPhone 5 of him leaving Apple headquarters but there was a huge purple flare over most of it so you can't even tell who it is. They must have been holding it wrong or the sun in that part of the US actually is purple.

  7. Re:Was it justified by Ravaldy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks. I'm French and honestly didn't know. Scapegoat looks better on paper :)

  8. Re:Was it justified by interkin3tic · · Score: 3, Funny

    "My problem is they are using my goat for this. Again. The preists say they're going to pay me back, but I notice they put 'Pay back Argous for this goat' on my goat. I suspect they're going to blame the Gods. Again. And they eat the goat afterward. They're getting a free goat barbecue and not even inviting me to it."

  9. Re:Was it justified by Azure+Flash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe that is called a Netscapegoat.

  10. Re:Was it justified by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hate to tell you this, but...

    That's a lot of typing for something you hate to tell. So A+ for the selfless effort.