Comments on: Google ups ante in mapping rivalry

Company unveils hybrid mapping site on heels of MSN's Virtual Earth, in heated battle for localized search.
MSN, Google label Earth

[poster48150]

Where does Google get its data?

I just "mapped" my neighborhood, and Google has a body of water labeled with a name that was changed at least 9-10 years ago.

Jim

Google debuted the hybrid feature on 7/22

Google debuted its hybrid map feature mid-day friday.

[acarlos1000]

MSN Virtual Earth sucks

I've tried MSN's Virtual Earth Search Product the whole day and it's very inferior to Google Maps, Google is very easy to use, no thinking, fast much faster than MSN's product and I can search all over the world, MSN has only some countries while Google Maps has several well detailed and with close pictures all around the world. Try to find the Egypt Piramids, Disneyland HongKong, Eiffel Tower on MSN?

[Sam Papelbon]

another original idea from google!

where's all the 'originality police' now? oh wait, it's not microsoft doing it so it's ok.

[UntoldDreams]

Let's be honest

Microsoft's long history of poor behavior is why so many people hate are angry at them... It's not really about originality or copying...

They are simply reaping what they sowed after a dozen years of bad behavior.

What >>I<< find perplexing is why some people seem to want to defend the (quite literally) Microsoft empire? Monopolies (much like tyrants) are only useful in certain situations... In all other cases they are bad for the public and the people. The reason is simple: Monopolies profit a very few at the expense of everyone else.

Unless you are a stockholder why would defend the Egyptian oppression 1000 years ago or the Natzi rule 100 years ago? All men have their day in the sun... When that day sets you will have to deal with your maker on his terms. I hope that "reaping money from the masses" is something you can be proud of when you die.