Today Microsoft announced introduction of Live Search Map services in India. So I thought of just trying out the product online. But I found out that Live Search was just another bad attempt by the software giant to outdo the works of Google. Google had earlier introduced Google Earth, an applications which made the papparazzis ( or was it Google itself?) claim that it used satellites to locate the places while you rotated and zoomed into the virtual globe. I found that it has been just a bogus two years ago while trying out Google Earth after downloading the application.
Trying out the Live Search, I could come to one conclusion for sure. Even though Google Earth was introduced much before (circa 2006) than Microsoft's Live Search Maps( introduced in April 2008), the latter contains lesser details. In spite of having such applications like "Bird view images", similarities with Google Earth fails to impress the users world-wide. Google Earth at first impressed the users by the fabulous photo collections they had of important tourist places around the world. When I tried browsing trivandrum, I could at least get some photos of important tourist places here. But a similar search in Microsoft Live maps only resulted in some funny looking map with no further details. It's high time that Microsoft forgot all about winning and started working with renewed energy utillising the capabilities to the maximum.
How will Indians recieve the facility here? Let's wait and see...
