__/ [Tim Smith] on Saturday 05 November 2005 21:34 \__
> In article <dkibbu$1jfr$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Other Microsoft initiatives that should be attributed to Google:
>>
>> - Interactive maps
>
> What do you mean by "interactive" maps?
I wanted this to be succinct. I didn't mean that the maps could actually
be manipulated (changed). I also did not mean to exclude services like
MapQuest or MapBlast which have already done this for ages.
If I were to be more specific, I'd say: AJAX(or equivalent)-based, high-
ly-responsive map navigation with satellite images embedded, et cetera et
cetera.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a1jaZMqSC2Fs&refer=us
<snip>
Microsoft has had the ability to develop a satellite map service for MSN
since 1998. Chairman Bill Gates decided in April, the same month Google
released its version, to rush the project. He gave his engineers a dead-
line of 100 days. Stephen Lawler, who runs the Virtual Earth group, and
his team figured they would need about a year to get the satellite mapping
technology ready.
</snip>
Roy
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