Taiwan Protests Apple Maps That Show Island As Province of China 262
itwbennett writes "Taiwan is demanding Apple revise its mapping software and remove a label that describes the island as a province of China, rather than as a sovereign state. The complaint was lodged after local media reports said that users on the island had noticed the change in Apple's latest iOS and Mac OS versions. 'The maps don't acknowledge Taiwan as its own nation. We voiced our disapproval, and hope Apple will make the change,' an official with Taiwan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. This isn't the first time such a mistake was made. Google also labeled Taiwan as a Chinese province in 2005."
Serious consequences (Score:5, Funny)
The mistake is more important than one may think at first, because Taiwan is one of the places the navigator will take you through in the path from your home to the local grocery store.
Re:And if they change it they will still be wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, they do. I remember telling a group of Chinese doctors that I thought it strange that Taiwan has its own currency, defense force, and government if it was part of China. Oh, China liberated Tibet from an oppressive regime, too.
Re:Province or nation? (Score:3, Funny)
It's common to lable these sorts of places as "governed by X, claimed by Y", "disputed" or something similar. Not difficult at all.
Or, even easier, just mark it as Norway or something.
Re:Apple maps? (Score:3, Funny)
Some days it feels like it came from /dev/urandom...