Release of Microsoft Virtual Earth Beta

The beta version of Microsoft’s Virtual Earth has gone live at http://virtualearth.msn.com/

So far, it doesn’t have the bells and whistles that Google Earth can boast, and I think that the black and white imagery doesn’t match up to Google’s color imagery. It may be that Microsoft is working on some additional unique functionality, but so far, it isn’t that impressive, given what’s already out there.