MSN Virtual Earth Launched

[Bluvertigo]

MSN have just launched the Beta version of MSN Virtual Earth; Microsoft’s answer to Google Maps.

http://virtualearth.msn.com/

[dbusguy]

NOT very accurate. I've got 2 small side streets across the street from me and they are not listed at all. :(

I'll stick with Google.

[Paul Stanway Jr]

Is the site down? I can't get to it in either firefox or internet explorer.
Maybe too many people trying to get to the site, eh?

[Frogy]

Same here Paul but I bookmarked just the same.

[Mouse]

Won't ping on www.virtualearth.com or 207.46.159.142.

[Bluvertigo]

MSN Virtual Earth was switched on today temporarily to test production servers, it has since been turned off and ready to launch tomorrow.

Source:
http://blogs.msdn.com/cthota/archive/2005/07/24/442713.aspx

[Mouse]

Gracias.

[Al_Kendrick]

Link is working now.

[Digiital]

Doesn't matter because it doesn't show any canadian satellite photos. Atleast when I was playing around with it on Sunday it didn't. Just like their TerraEarth server didn't

[Exmortis]

Very bad service so far. Our whole neiborhood isn't listed. Yet another subdivision built more recently is. And it's very slow.

Nah... I'll stick with Google Earth. :)

[Mike]

Only US for now but Microsoft says they're adding more countries.