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MSN Virtual Earth Revealed
jeremyw writes "A day before its official launch, MSN Virtual Earth has gone live. MSN appears to have been inspired by Google Maps in this combination of local search and mapping. Virtual Earth introduces a number of interface enhancements to the now-familiar draggable aerial web map, such as the ability to zoom in using your mouse scroll wheel, and a Location Finder to determine your location to determine your real-world location "using Wi-Fi technology." Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble claims the site may not perform at full capacity until Monday."
wow microsoft is just leaps ahead of the competition when it comes to innovation
What have they done to Columbia University's campus map?
Microsoft Version
(correct) Google Maps version
On the map view, zoom into my hometown near Birmingham, UK using "Road Map" view.
Switch to "Aerial Photo" view and BLAM! straight in downtown Atlanta, USA.
It's amazing. I never knew my hometown could do that!
"It's not your information. It's information about you" - John Ford, Vice President, Equifax
I'm not sure, but I think Microsoft may be living in a bit of denial...
On the other hand, it took only a week or two for them to update Flight Simulator!
The cars aren't moving.
I always assumed it was Gates' ego - he honestly believed the sun should rise on him before most of the rest of the U.S.
I never assumed that NBC graphic depicted the earth rotating. I thought it was from the perspective of someone in a rocket circling the earth as he travels from West to East.
---Technology will liberate us if it doesn't enslave us first.
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I quit!