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Microsoft extends map site to China, sort of includes Taiwan
Microsoft has launched Live Search 地图, the China branch of its Virtual Earth project.
Compared with Google's ditu.google.cn and Sogou's (搜狗) map.sogou.com, the site seems about the same, if a little faster--though traffic may still be low. What Google and Microsoft have in common is that the maps contain listings for restaurants, banks, and other locations rendered as icons on the map. Sogou has no such advantage, but sometimes it resolves addresses better than Google.
But here's the interesting part: Microsoft's new service includes major highways and the locations of main cities on Taiwan. … Read more
