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Title: Windows Live Virtual Earth Street lvl
Post by: Lazybones on May 02, 2006, 06:35:41 PM
http://preview.local.live.com/





MS trying to out do google... Street level photos.
Title: Windows Live Virtual Earth Street lvl
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 02, 2006, 10:19:44 PM
At first I thought it was lame, slow, and pointless.



Then I was impressed that they didn't make it crippleware in a non-M$ browser (i.e. Firefox 1.5)



Then I read the "Help" instructions and learned there are a bunch of wow-they-make-sense keyboard shortcuts.



Finally I found myself having FUN when I zoomed out so I could see nearly all of San Franciscy and I held down the UP arrow and pressed left or right at random, it was like I was really driving around! :)
Title: Windows Live Virtual Earth Street lvl
Post by: Mr. Analog on May 02, 2006, 10:43:56 PM
I didn't care much for that interface...  :sick:
Title: Windows Live Virtual Earth Street lvl
Post by: Thorin on May 03, 2006, 09:36:08 AM
Well, it's... different.  Updated way too slow for me.  And driving through buildings, ok, but don't sometimes correct my car to the street's centerline but not other times.  At least it's something different, though.