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Google Street View Car Drives Into Microsoft Campus, Gets Laughed At By Windows Live Maps
Posted by Jason Chen at 8:01 AM on June 27, 2008
Reader Don sends in this fantastic tip about a Google Street View car actually driving around and taking pictures inside a Microsoft campus. The GooCar—shown here photographed by Microsoftees—wasn't just covering regular roads, they were going in-between buildings and getting as many angles as they could of the campus. That's ballsy. What's even funnier, says Don, is that the Google guys were driving around the team that does Windows Live Maps, like nothing was wrong, when other Microsoft guys were laughing and yelling at them. Much nerd hilarity ensued. [Thanks Don!]
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phitool
Posted 9:33 AM 27/6/08
@eliblack: Don't forget Amazon doing this when they launched A9 search. Because really now, who can forget A9 search? (oh yeah, everyone)
phitool
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 9:23 AM 27/6/08
@OtioseScandal: There are a lot of buildings that look like that.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
OtioseScandal
Posted 9:13 AM 27/6/08
Oh man... that looks like it's right outside the building I work in. If only I had known...
OtioseScandal
Garrison Dean, King Awesome
Posted 8:39 AM 27/6/08
@tonyn84: Oh, I didn't even realize that. cool.
Garrison Dean, King Awesome
eliblack
Posted 8:36 AM 27/6/08
Well let's keep in mind that Microsoft did the streetview thing about three years ago, but restricted it to Seattle. It was more of a concept than a full-scale project, but they did it way before Google.
eliblack
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Posted 8:27 AM 27/6/08
@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: OMG, thats happened to me too and its really starting to piss me off.
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Garrison Dean, King Awesome
Posted 8:25 AM 27/6/08
I'm sure they all calmed down after laughing at the Google car, took a deep breath and all looked at eachother and said.. "What's street view?!"
Garrison Dean, King Awesome
tonyn84
Posted 8:23 AM 27/6/08
wait, does this mean we're finally getting streetview in seattle?
tonyn84
mowglicub
Posted 8:21 AM 27/6/08
lol... they were lost and getting directions from the live maps team.
mowglicub
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 8:19 AM 27/6/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: About 75% of my posts are failing... I think giz hates me.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 8:15 AM 27/6/08
@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog:
WTF is up with the test? Are you the new Uberfu like when he did the periods? Cause it might actually be cool if you did it my fellow Giz Blonde...
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 8:14 AM 27/6/08
Oh I can't wait to see the MSofties faces on Street View! Thank you Google, now it will be easier for people to break in.....and steal....um.....copies of Windows?
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
TBM-Fan
Posted 8:12 AM 27/6/08
someone must really update their navigation device...
Oh wait they were doing that XD
TBM-Fan
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 8:12 AM 27/6/08
test
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
ScramDiggyBooBoo
Posted 8:12 AM 27/6/08
Well when i see these M$ asshats on GOOGLE street view, who gets the last laugh then?
ScramDiggyBooBoo
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 8:12 AM 27/6/08
Ahh, i want a video, or link to google map! -- err, where this happened.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
geksi
Posted 8:08 AM 27/6/08
waiting for ms' revenge
geksi
JuiceDaddy
Posted 8:05 AM 27/6/08
no video?
JuiceDaddy
gamecrazychris
Posted 9:55 AM 27/6/08
Now for them to drive in a giant circle in Curpertino
gamecrazychris
Captain Bringdown
Posted 9:49 AM 27/6/08
@ScramDiggyBooBoo: Wow. Inter-corporation nerd-tomfoolery is such serious business.
Captain Bringdown
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 9:40 AM 27/6/08
Actually what i love about google street view... i've caught my neighbors doing some pretty dumb stuff.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
sbrown23
Posted 10:36 AM 27/6/08
@myotheralt: Gee, I dunno. Why are so many millions of copies of Windows pirated around the world every year then? See China.
sbrown23
michaelleung
Posted 10:30 AM 27/6/08
Haha! Go Microsoft. Wait, what are we talking about here?
michaelleung
myotheralt
Posted 10:24 AM 27/6/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Why would anyone want to steal Windows? Linux is better and it is free.
myotheralt
sbrown23
Posted 10:14 AM 27/6/08
@ScramDiggyBooBoo: Bitter much?
sbrown23
kaneshadow
Posted 10:57 AM 27/6/08
@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: I totally thought I was banned for a few days
kaneshadow
berribrand
Posted 10:57 AM 27/6/08
You know, the Microsoft Maps "Bird's Eye View" is actually very helpful when you want to look at relative structure heights. For that, I actually prefer Maps.Live.com over google maps.
berribrand
WebcoW
Posted 12:39 PM 27/6/08
I saw them drive past the soccer field earlier today and they were being followed by Microsoft campus security. Probably a coincidence, but a hilarious one.
WebcoW
HawkSkater0
Posted 1:43 PM 27/6/08
google should photoshop thoses pictures to look really funny, and make microsoft look bad
HawkSkater0
Mr.Wilson
Posted 2:08 PM 27/6/08
@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: Same thing happens to me often and nearly daily, only today it seems to be playing nice to me...
Hmm, wonder what kind of reconnaissance they thought they were doing?
Mr.Wilson
bbfreak
Posted 3:57 PM 27/6/08
@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: Your lucky, I live in a boring quiet neighborhood and when the googlemobile came absolutely notta was happening around my neighborhood.
bbfreak
geschmidtt
Posted 4:45 PM 27/6/08
Microsoft will publish Serge's colonoscopy on YouTube.
geschmidtt
geschmidtt
Posted 4:44 PM 27/6/08
Microsoft will publish Serge's Colonoscopy on YouTube.
geschmidtt
citizen024
Posted 6:21 PM 27/6/08
@HawkSkater0: they dont need to photoshop anything to accomplish that, they look like ass already.
citizen024
The Magnificen7
Posted 8:59 PM 27/6/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Yeah, because Vista is super high on my list of shit to steal. Lawlz.
The Magnificen7
Stacky Botrus
Posted 8:49 PM 27/6/08
Oh no! Next thing you know, MS is going to drive RIGHT up to Google avenue and order a cheeseburgler!
Stacky Botrus
Kev50027
Posted 10:47 AM 27/6/08
Looks like they took the picture with a Windows Mobile phone, because the image quality is crap.
Kev50027
purple_pillows
Posted 8:09 AM 27/6/08
how do i get a job driving for google.maps... all these guys do is drive high
purple_pillows
devGOD
Posted 12:07 PM 28/6/08
maps.live.com is actually better than google maps. its just not well known but the views, directions, hybrid view, and place of interest rocks.
devGOD
quikboy
Posted 10:24 AM 29/6/08
Live Maps is way better than Google Maps. It's beats the socks off of Google Maps. Until Google Maps does a 3D earth IN the browser, birds-eye imagery, explorable map collections, 3D tour videos, better looking road maps, better directions routing, as well as a better UI, then I really can't give Google Maps much of a chance.
Google Maps isn't bad, it does have some neat things like Street View (which they copied from Microsoft), but overall, Live Maps is way better. Especially on mobile devices.
quikboy
genpetahhhh
Posted 1:17 PM 29/6/08
@mowglicub: makes me think of just the other day me using google maps to meet up with my brother (who works at Microsoft) and it giving me bad directions...I finally had to give in and use his live maps for directions
genpetahhhh