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In a move to compete with rival Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Latest News about Google, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft is planning to launch MSN Virtual Earth, a service designed to take local search ePilot Search Engine Advertising - Click here to add your site today. to new depths, according to the software giant.
Company chairman Bill Gates offered 3D conference attendees a sneak peak of his vision for Virtual Earth in Carlsbad, Calif. yesterday. Microsoft will debut the new service this summer, complete with 45-degree-angle views of buildings and neighborhoods and street maps to help users find local businesses.
“MSN Virtual Earth sets forth a new search frontier that extends traditional local searching into a deeply immersive search experience, where consumers see what it’s like to be in a location and explore what they can do there,” said Stephen Lawler, general manager of the MapPoint business unit at Microsoft. “The unique aerial imagery from Pictometry enables Microsoft to deliver a one-of-a-kind immersive local search experience for our customers.”
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