Apple, Microsoft Joining Google Using Gulf of America in Maps Programs
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Regardless of your stance on the name change, doesn't the executive order (and subsequent updating of the names register or whatever it's called) make it official? In which case the maps are just being updated to reflect it.
Afaik they're not changing it anywhere outside the US as (so far...) that's the only place it's been changed, so it's not like they're pushing that name in places where it's not official.
It's also not unheard of to have map details that vary depending on where you are, to align with the official stance of wherever the map is being viewed from. Ukraine, bits of the India/Pakistan border, IIRC some islands off Japan disputed by China, etc.
Not saying the name change isn't stupid and not suggesting at all that the companies in question aren't scum, but getting angry at the map maintainers for this change seems pointless. What did you expect them to do?
Am I missing something?
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They do that shit even in other languages, where it is clearly and simply wrong.
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OsmAnd still holding out! I will never not call it the Gulf of Mexico.
I think the world should stop calling USians americans. America is a huge place spanning 2 continents encompassing so many different cultures uniquely American. I always thought it was weird calling Mexicans in the US, Mexican American. It's like saying American American. Wouldn't Mexicans in Mexico also be Mexican Americans? Just never felt right to me.
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You're next, New Mexico!
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Are you confident those are the same users?
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Yeah me too. And a snide comment about supporting this douchebag. Made me feel better at least.
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As absolutely stupid as this is, it's no different than changing the maps to show Denali rather than Mount McKinley. I don't think you're missing anything.
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Is it no different, or is it different in a kind of huge obvious way? Denali is US property. The gulf ain't.
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I wrote that “Gulf of America” is only used by an authoritarian regime and “not widely used.”
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So happy that I made the change for Linux Mint yesterday and said goodbye to Microsoft forever. Let's not forget that their billions comes from us.
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I couldn't find this "Send feedback" section
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It‘s the 9 dash line all over again. It‘s so petty and pathetic.
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Google Maps shows the translation of Gulf of America in parentheses in all languages, everywhere. That's like if Mexico renamed the gulf to La biblioteca and they changed it for everyone. That's objectively wrong.
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Be carefull with that kind of talk, you’re likely to get deported. /s
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Am I the only one who thinks this, very specifically this, is good? I don’t want corporations deciding what to call things: they should use official maps. This is the only part of this fiasco working as it should.
I don’t know what the legal process is for changing a place name, but as far as I know should come through Congress, assuming they were doing their jobs. It should usually originate from locals like with Denali, but there’s no locals here
I’m on the side of this being a distraction. It’s stupid and egotistical, and I’ll continue using the real name until it’s fixed. However it’s mostly noise for something that doesn’t ultimately matter much. Don’t let it distract you from much more important damage to our democracy, our society, our future.
But also Linux would be a great choice for many people
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Y'know, this wouldn't be so bad if it were renamed, "Gulf of Americas" - eg, North America and South America. Added bonus: It's not what Trump wanted so he'll be pissed.
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Why they changed it, I can't say.
(Donald just liked it better that way.)
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We have an asteroid incoming, so there's hope...
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Are you the only one that thinks this is good? Probably
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The reason why people are protesting the random changing of the name is the vast amount of work it generates. Websites, textbooks, maps, etc. will all have to be updated (and all this accumulates to a couple million dollars). By this logic, “Gulf of the Americas” is just as bad.
