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By JeezTech
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Published: Nov 14 2009 / 11:00

Microsoft has released their own maps service and to be honest, it surely deserves more attention from developers. Bing Maps can be used with the same easy way Google Maps are used.
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mlemos replied ago:

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It seems he feature set is exactly the same as Google Maps. What exactly Bing Maps do better?

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jbuchberger replied ago:

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;-) they work through our firewall, which gmaps does not ;-(
from a web UI usability standpoint, I like gmaps better
did not compare the APIs however

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JeezTech replied ago:

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Depends on your needs and way to work. For example you might find that data loading on Bing maps is easier than on Google's. Generaly it is much easier to customize them than Google's. IMHO.

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bhargett replied ago:

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Would have been better to just say it is an alternative. To say is better and offer no comparisons makes no sense.

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JeezTech replied ago:

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And who am I to judge? I use both the APIs and I find them both great. Some people might like Bing's, other might like Google's. The use of the "?" after the "better" suggests users to see which one is better. Personaly, I never like articles where they try to convince me that A is better than B or C. So it would be stupid to do the same. :)

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bhargett replied ago:

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If you are going to judge then why put better in there at all, doesn't matter if you put the '?'. You are implying it is, I am sure at least 75% of the people who read your title gleaned that you were saying bing is better.

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JeezTech replied ago:

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Honestly... i rest my case. You know better than me what i meant. :)

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