Google Loses Santa To Bing

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Posted by timothy on Thursday December 13, 2012 @08:09AM 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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I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. by Kenja · 2012-12-13 08:10 · Score: 5, Funny

And that's why no presents, he got lost.

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1. Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. by durrr · 2012-12-13 08:15 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  The mayans predicted the disaster that is Apple maps. The end of the era is due to Santa using his iPhone to navigate and strays into NK airspace, being mistaken for a US spyplane and swiftly shot down.
2. Re:I tell my kids he uses Apple maps. by eldavojohn · 2012-12-13 08:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  And that's why no presents, he got lost.
  "No presents this year, little Timmy. Also, I just got off the phone with the Australian Authorities who said they found Santa dead in Murray Sunset National Park. Unfortunately it looks like Santa had a new iPhone for navigation and was forced to eat eight of his reindeer. Then there was apparently a struggle between him and the last reindeer. After several blows, it broke free and eventually flew off to leave Santa to bleed out in the dirt from gory antler wounds. These are sad times but we still have each other, just no more frivolous Christmas gifts -- ever again!"
  
  *walks away nipping on a fifth of bourbon*
  
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More appropriate? by Sesostris+III · 2012-12-13 08:15 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm not exactly sure why, but when it comes to mapping some non-existent being's non-existent journey, Bing seems somehow so much more appropriate than Google.

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1. Re:More appropriate? by high_rolla · 2012-12-13 10:54 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  All so it can be viewed by Bings non existent users.
  
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This is what they get for the new filter settings. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-13 08:18 · Score: 5, Funny

It has made Santa very mad that he has to specify the pictures he is looking for... naughty or nice...
So, that answers that... by John+Pfeiffer · 2012-12-13 08:21 · Score: 5, Funny

NORAD, using Microsoft products... Well, at least we know how the world ends.

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Re:What's Bing? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-13 08:24 · Score: 5, Funny

The correct question is "Who's Bing?", and the answer is that he starred in White Christmas with Danny (effin) Kaye, so using Bing is entirely appropriate.
Well... by empty_other · 2012-12-13 08:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Well payed, Microsoft. Well payed..
FSM uses Google maps by olddoc · 2012-12-13 09:00 · Score: 4, Funny

I read on some gold plates that the Flying Spaghetti Monster uses Google Maps for His flying.

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Re:Google Maps Pricing by morcego · 2012-12-13 09:02 · Score: 4, Insightful

Also, it is not like Google is the small kid that needs to be protected against Microsoft.
Whatever the reason for the switch, in a nutshell we can simply say: Google dropped the ball.

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Better title by miltonw · 2012-12-13 09:42 · Score: 5, Funny

I think a better title for this story would be "Apparently, NORAD owns 'Santa' and has now sold him to Microsoft"