maybe it's a "what if?/elseworlds" comic

[rone]

Why does smccloud's map of Western Europe depict a Germany that encompasses Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, the eastern half of Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia (as well as Luxembourg and possibly Liechtenstein [thanks, eqe])?  UPDATE: Scott acknowledges and regrets the error.

Also, why does Google Chrome sound like Google is reinventing emacs as a Web browser, with Javascript instead of Lisp?

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[opadit.livejournal.com]

Duh, it's an allegory of Google's long-term scheme to take over as many sectors of the economy as it possibly can. It's only up to the allegorical equivalent of Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, the eastern half of Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia at the moment.