Microsoft gets into the Map game. Hah!
Jan 21, 2005, 3:40 pm
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Microsoft gets into the Map game. Hah!
Just a small example of Microsofts brilliance...
1. go to <http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx>
2. start address
Norway / city: haugesund
3. destination address
Norway / city: trondheim
4. press get directions
1. go to <http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx>
2. start address
Norway / city: haugesund
3. destination address
Norway / city: trondheim
4. press get directions
Jan 21, 2005, 3:59 pm
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I guess Micro$oft knows how beautiful Norway is.
Jan 21, 2005, 8:41 pm
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Hmmm, the quickest way to get from point a to point b is 47 hours, 31 minutes for 1685.9 miles of distance travelled, not including ferries, and the shortest way is 51 hours and 22 minutes for 390.3 miles travelled, not including ferries! Quite the scenic route for a trip that shouldn't last more than 8 hours! 
Jan 21, 2005, 11:07 pm
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i always thought that mappoint & microsoft's street&trips/autoroute software share the same database.
i know that in autoroute 2003, oslo is the only place in norway where they had info. the map information for norway is probaby not very complete.
i know that in autoroute 2003, oslo is the only place in norway where they had info. the map information for norway is probaby not very complete.
