Comments on: Windows Live Local is Kind of Junky

By: chris

chris — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:37:46 +0000

dorby: the world would be simple if every race had two horses, but it never works out quite that easily. the flash-based nature of Y!maps is interesting; while competitors spent energy trying to tweak performance and functionality out of javascript, Y! took the easy route and used a reliable, stable, mature technology (flash). kudos.the question is, aside from simplified technical underpinnings, what value-adds does Y!maps bring to the fold? live traffic is a value add. where are the rest of the value adds?jeff: i've re-ammended my post on my site, more accurately paraphrasing your post.

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By: dorby

dorby — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:18:19 +0000

Jeffrey - you're out to lunch. the Yahoo flash map is a joke compared to this windows live local. 1) i hate your flash - why should i wait for that crap to load?, 2) live local is much better for directions, multiple searching and sending people where you want to meet (you can click on the thing), and 3) the imagery is way cooler. Yahoo is a pretender in this space - google and microsoft are the ones duking it out. if i were the yahoo guiys, i'd stick to the hollywood "new media" stuff and leave technology to Google and the softies.

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By: The Steinhorn Stare

The Steinhorn Stare — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:44:35 +0000

Windows Live LocalLiveMicrosoft lauched Windows Live Local today First reactionits looks exactly like Google Maps While I havent played with it much yet, Jeffrey McManus summed up many of the critiques Ive read when he wrote, ...

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By: Jeffrey McManus

Jeffrey McManus — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:52:35 +0000

I've tried to tone it down a smidge since I wrote this, but this post is what I refer to as mockery. http://mcmanus.typepad.com/grind/2005/06/why_the_yahoo_m.html

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By: Mahesh

Mahesh — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:52:35 +0000

"locate me based on IP address" has always failed for me, at home and at work. I have tried it a few times so far.

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By: objective

objective — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:51:20 +0000

let the local hatin begin..let the local hatin begin..

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By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:47:43 +0000

I'd like to hear the mockery happen, personally.

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By: Jeffrey McManus

Jeffrey McManus — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:31:26 +0000

Hey, if you want mockery, I can make that happen for you, but this is pointed criticism, which is different.The bird's eye view is cute, but it doesn't do a lot for me when I need to find a chinese restaurant.

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By: nikhil

nikhil — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:07:20 +0000

I think you guys hate competition. In my opinion Windows Live is Super Cool .What a lovely bird eye view which niether Yahoo nor Google has. New ideas about directional views , locate me based on IP address... what you say ? i hopr you learn from your boss rather than mocking about it.

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By: Mahesh

Mahesh — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:47:23 +0000

You are absolutely right. The integration of yahoo maps with it's yellow pages is awesome. Google local and MS Live Local don't even come closer. But hype generated by these two is more than that of yahoo.

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