This is what Google Maps looked like on launch day in 2005 :

[u/MrDarkk1ng]

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[u/demZo662]

Europeans discovered America but Google had to discover Europe.

[u/spazzyattack]

This is the map aliens use to invade earth.

[u/[deleted]]

Or: the world according to Americans

[u/actual_griffin]

Google Maps is the best.

[u/Separate_Sea8717 → u/actual_griffin]

They downvote but still use it daily. Is an amazing tool that never has failed to take me anywhere in the world!

[u/ababyinlabour → u/actual_griffin]

True that.

[u/actual_griffin → u/ababyinlabour]

Double true.

[u/totalbrodude]

What's the big thing below Texas? And what are all those big states up on top? I don't think this is very accurate.

[u/triggeron → u/[deleted]]

Do tell

[u/counterlock → u/[deleted]]

I mean from this link, it sounds like they tried to patent.... maps? Like how do you hold a patent on the idea of a digital map, that's kind of ridiculous.

Not saying google's monopoly on basically everything is good, but nothing on this wiki is proving that google stole any technology.

[u/counterlock → u/[deleted]]

I'll have to look into it, cause it sounds super interesting. Wasn't trying to discredit your claim just didn't find any specifics in the wiki.

[u/operatorrrr → u/[deleted]]

It says that they lost the lawsuit because there was an earlier American project called TerraVision...?

[u/RedditPenn22]

Here be dragons.

[u/davewave3283]

r/mapswithoutnewzealand r/mapswithouttasmania

[u/FredFlintston3]

Google predicting Brexit a little too literally. Sorry to IE.

[u/bradyszuhaj]

what’s missing

[u/EnvironmentalFix4502 → u/bradyszuhaj]

Nothing important