We've had the chance to sit down and discuss Microsoft MapPoint 2002 with Rik Temmink, Group Product Manager: Microsoft Geography Products. In this interview we discuss the development of MapPoint 2002, updates, and more. Here is an excerpt:
ActiveWin.com: During the development of this product was there any hilarious or outlandish moments that stick out in your mind?
Rik Temmink: During development of the MapPoint 2002 maps, one of our testers noticed a strange-looking label somewhere in a mountainous part of New Zealand. The label read: “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauotamateaturipukakapihimaungahoronukupokai-whenualkitauataha.” The obvious first reaction was that our map build system had gone crazy, but after some investigation, it turned out that this was in fact the name of a mountain in that region!
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