MSN Virtual Earth Revealed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday July 24, 2005 @02:05AM from the wherever-you-are-there-you-are dept.

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."

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Not a good first impression by defkkon · 2005-07-24 02:10 · Score: 5, Insightful

Typed in my home town including specifying that it is in Ontario, Canada.
MSN Virtually Useless Earth took me to some little town in the US. Apparently, it completely ignored my criteria.

I love a lot of Microsoft products, but if they're going to compete with the likes of Google Earth and Google Maps, they're going to have to do a lot better than this.

Besides, the interface isn't nearly as clean and fast. Just my two cents.