Microsoft has launched MSN Virtual Earth, a new service which combines mapping with local search to answer user queries. Read the press release here.
MSN Virtual Earth provides detailed street-level maps and point-of-interest information for the United States. Later this year it will incorporate bird’s-eye-view imagery that shows cities, landmarks, and more from a 45-degree angle view (we told you about some of these features a month or two ago).
Robert Scoble links to a Channel 9 video interview with the MSN Virtual Earth team and the gang at F*ckedGoogle.com is already calling it a “maps.google.com killer”. Check out the discussion on Slashdot for something a little more even-keeled.
