Microsoft cloaks Area 51
Found on The Register on Tuesday, 26 July 2005
We all know that Microsoft has a tentacle in just about every pie on the planet, but what exactly is Redmond's black ops department up to in Nevada?
This chilling question arises because Microsoft's Virtual Earth has excised all satellite data of the legendary Area 51, leaving a great big grey void filled only with hundreds of hovering black helicopters.
Until such time as the truth is known, we wonder what exactly MS has to gain from this cloak of invisibity. After all, the internet is chock-full of Area 51 info, maps and satellite images. Try this website, for example - a veritable cornucopia of conspiracy goodies.
MS has a pretty different view of the world; after all, it also doesn't show Apple's headquarter. So, what value has a map with incorrect/missing information?Right, none. This won't make the fight with Google easier.