Apple Adopting 'Gulf of America' Naming for Apple Maps

[surferfb]

Is this normal for companies to make changes on EO's? It is not a law

While you’re correct that EOs don’t apply to anything other than the Executive Branch (i.e. government agencies), the EO changed the name in the official government database Apple and Google pull from for names of geographic features in the US. As much as I dislike the change, Apple and Google not changing the name when the database changed would be out of the ordinary.

And given he’s retaliating against reporters for not updating their style guide to use his stupid name, you can bet he would have retaliated against Apple and Google, doubly so if they were going out of their way to keep it by its real name. Probably not in the best interest of Apple to intentionally piss off a famously vindictive bully who is petty enough to rename the Gulf in the first place and happens to be the most powerful person in the world.

Not to say that those who think they should have resisted anyway are necessarily wrong, just providing more context.

 

[Rainbow Apple]

I know, I'm the one who said that it's silly the way the American political class likes renaming stuff. But I'll admit, this song is amusing:

 

[Razorpit]

I don't think any of us are surprised by the pettiness of a narcissistic fraud, traitor, liar, and leaker who regularly obstruct justice without ethical boundaries. We've experienced it for 9 years now. Renaming international bodies of water to pander to his own legacy and illegally retaliating when an international press service chooses not to use it is exactly the kind of pettiness we expect from him.

Whoa, no one is talking about Biden here. 😄

Just a revolting capitulation.

No one but the serious toadies is calling it "Gulf of America". This is just like when France didn't support the Iraq invasion and people tried to call french fries "freedom fries".

I don't care much for the French, but that was pretty lame.

 

[cocky jeremy]

They’re people. Not food packages.

They made their decision, so we make ours. Dump them.

 

[Aquaporin]

If I am being cynical about this, and I am pretty cynical, Apple is toeing the MAGA line because doing so means more leeway in getting the justice department to drop the lawsuit against Google that gives Apple $20 billion a year just to keep Google the default and to have FTC regulators turn a blind eye to other anti-competitive behaviors from Apple. Apple Inc would rather have $20 billion a year in free money than take an otherwise easy moral stance.

 

[turbineseaplane]

They made their decision, so we make ours. Dump them.

"Dump people" out of airplanes?

😦

That seems fairly inhumane and inappropriate for our government to be doing

 

[Razorpit]

"Dump people" out of airplanes?

😦

That seems fairly inhumane and inappropriate for our government to be doing

Don't worry, we'll give them parachutes.

 

[cocky jeremy]

"Dump people" out of airplanes?

😦

That seems fairly inhumane and inappropriate for our government to be doing

I said give them parachutes. lol.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I said give them parachutes. lol.

That doesn't make it a better or more humane idea


As a country, we need to be better than this and lead by example on humanitarian issues and conduct 🙏

We have a checkered past there, but I'd like to still believe we can do good and be better

 

[cocky jeremy]

That doesn't make it a better or more humane idea


As a country, we need to be better than this and lead by example on humanitarian issues and conduct 🙏

We have a checkered past there, but I'd like to still believe we can do good and be better

Well, these countries should take their criminals back. If not, they're kind of forcing us to dump them.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Well, these countries should take their criminals back. If not, they're kind of forcing us to dump them.

I would hope we are better than ever treating human beings that way
Ends do not justify the moral means

 

[jon9091]

They made their decision, so we make ours. Dump them.

Classy. 🥴

 

[4k78]

It’s fun to jump to the last page and see what the topic is.

 

[Razorpit]

It’s fun to jump to the last page and see what the topic is.

Air dropping illegal aliens isn't it? 😄

 

[ShadowGuardian87]

Yea I will never call it Gulf of America despite Google and Apple bending the knee.

 

[cocky jeremy]

I would hope we are better than ever treating human beings that way
Ends do not justify the moral means

They didn't mind flying over a fence to get here, so they can fly back.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Classy. 🥴

This isn't a school, no need for class. They want to come here like criminals, treat them like criminals. I have zero sympathy for them.

 

[turbineseaplane]

They didn't mind flying over a fence to get here, so they can fly back.

This isn't a school, no need for class. They want to come here like criminals, treat them like criminals. I have zero sympathy for them.

Let's please be more humane than this

The high road is the one to be on, with moral issues in particular

 

[dotnet]

Golf of Mexico is far more prosodic than Golf of America, in any language I understand. However, the Mexican president's suggestion Golfo del Gringo Loco is pure music and should have been the obvious choice. Trump would also like it, because he loves things to be about himself.

 

[Rainbow Apple]

This isn't a school, no need for class. They want to come here like criminals, treat them like criminals. I have zero sympathy for them.

That's too far! You can oppose illegal immigration and all, and still sympathize with why they came over here! Well, aside from the ones who came to rape or steal or whatever (as opposed to the ones who came for better economic opportunity, and all). If you don't want to sympathize with them, I won't complain.

 

[Dutch60]

Are all immigrants criminals? I guess that depends on your definition of “criminals”. Some think that entering a country without the proper immigration documents, automatically means you’re a criminal. At the same time that’s characteristic of people who flee from poverty, violence, etc. in their own country; they ofcourse simply cannot have all the “proper paperwork” done. Refugees.
For me, it’s absurd to define all immigrants as criminals.

 

[Razorpit]

Are all immigrants criminals? I guess that depends on your definition of “criminals”. Some think that entering a country without the proper immigration documents, automatically means you’re a criminal. At the same time that’s characteristic of people who flee from poverty, violence, etc. in their own country; they ofcourse simply cannot have all the “proper paperwork” done. Refugees.
For me, it’s absurd to define all immigrants as criminals.

You do realize the United States established a legal way for someone to flee their country and seek asylum? The hundreds of thousands of people entering our southern border chose to ignore our laws, thus they are illegal. The laws exist for a reason. By allowing these people to enter illegally the previous administration failed in one of the few Constitutional responsibilities it has.

 

[Dutch60]

You do realize the United States established a legal way for someone to flee their country and seek asylum? The hundreds of thousands of people entering our southern border chose to ignore our laws, thus they are illegal.

And thus criminals that should be treated as criminals, right?

The laws exist for a reason. By allowing these people to enter illegally the previous administration failed in one of the few Constitutional responsibilities it has.

 

[surferfb]

Well, these countries should take their criminals back. If not, they're kind of forcing us to dump them.

The vast, vast majority of people coming into this country aren’t criminals, they’re people coming to this country for a better life, like most of our ancestors did. You’d think the President who is married to an immigrant who violated US immigration law would realize that.

Do you consider the First Lady a Criminal?

 

[turbineseaplane]

By allowing these people to enter illegally the previous administration failed in one of the few Constitutional responsibilities it has.

Bringing up "Constitutional responsibilities" right now -- with what's taking place right now .... is wild