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Google Loses Santa To Bing

Posted by timothy on 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."

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  1. But the reason the switched from Google.. by SuperKendall · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...is they didn't want Santa to die going the wrong way
    or accidentally flying over a major airport Google does not show.

    --
    "There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
  2. Re:So, that answers that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, right, like Microsoft could ever design smart and adapting software.

    You've never seen the way Windows has adapted over the years to swallow the resources of decent computers and render them useless?

  3. Now just WAIT a minute! by miltonw · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Santa is a completely fictitious figure who does not go flying around on Christmas Eve!

    And NORAD is not tracking a real thing!

    And anyone, can make up a "track Santa" map application!

    WTF?

    If having a "track Santa" map is important to Google, I'm sure they can create just that. This story makes no sense at all.