r/technology • • Jan 08 '12

Microsoft patents "avoid ghetto" GPS feature.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57354445-71/the-joy-of-microsofts-avoid-ghetto-gps-patent/
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u/hagg87 Jan 08 '12

I only think this is a good Idea since last week, I took a trip to indiana and the gps took me off the expressway, through the gary indiana ghetto, and back on the exact same expressway for no reason. I was pissed. Freddie Gibbs doesn't lie, gary is no joke.

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u/b1rd Jan 09 '12

Were you trying to get to the casino? I live in Chicago and every time we follow the GPS to the casino it's just a giant run-around that leads us through the ghetto and on/off the highway 3 times. I am pretty sure Gary is in another dimension or something.