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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>></span></font>I
saw this, but was thoroughly disappointed in it. No detailed images of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>
appeared. What good is a virtual earth if all that is displayed is the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>?<br>
<br>
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Well
Google have been running their app for quite some time now. VE has just been
launched two days ago. They are still in the process of getting more and more
data online, and more up-to-date imagery, as well-as eagle-eye imagery. Microsoft
has decided to launch with only <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>
data, and then more data later. I can’t see the big problem in that, and
seems quite reasonable when you think about it. They are under pressure from
Google, and shouldn’t wait too long. I guess you always will be able to
find spots where one is better than the other. Examples below:</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dodgers
stadium:<br>
<a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.073759,-118.239949&spn=0.005859,0.009917&t=k&hl=en">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.073759,-118.239949&spn=0.005859,0.009917&t=k&hl=en</a><br>
<a
href="http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=34.073559|-118.240567&style=h&lvl=19&v=1">http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=34.073559|-118.240567&style=h&lvl=19&v=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hollywood</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>:<br>
<a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.134057,-118.321670&spn=0.005855,0.009917&t=k&hl=en">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.134057,-118.321670&spn=0.005855,0.009917&t=k&hl=en</a><br>
<a
href="http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=34.134057|-118.321673&style=h&lvl=19&v=1">http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=34.134057|-118.321673&style=h&lvl=19&v=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pentagon:<br>
<a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.870871,-77.056400&spn=0.005507,0.009917&t=k&hl=en">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.870871,-77.056400&spn=0.005507,0.009917&t=k&hl=en</a><br>
<a
href="http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.871234|-77.057875&style=h&lvl=19&v=1">http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.871234|-77.057875&style=h&lvl=19&v=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And
Google’s own headquarters isn’t visible in Google’s map :-)<br>
<a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+mountain+view&ll=37.423406,-122.082659&spn=0.011090,0.016919&t=k&num=10&start=0&hl=en">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+mountain+view&ll=37.423406,-122.082659&spn=0.011090,0.016919&t=k&num=10&start=0&hl=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
And by the way, what good is imagery when you need driving directions or need
to find something particular? Who cares about seeing your house? (I hope you already
know what it looks like and where it is)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>></span></font>I
still love google.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yeah its
_<i><span style='font-style:italic'>still</span></i>_ the coolest, but VE also has
some nice features, and when it all gets brushed of, I think it can be just as
cool. Check it out in a few months. Btw. The scratchpad and automatic updated
search-result is pretty cool. I like the idea that queries corresponds to the area
you are viewing. Oh yeah and the scroll-wheel can be used for zooming!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There
are plenty of kick-ass javascripts to steal from both apps :-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>/Morten<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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