Microsoft Virtual Earth preview

November 6, 2006, 9:24pm PST | Length: 00:04:02
One-upping Google on several fronts--including using real photographs of buildings--Microsoft has released Virtual Earth, a competitor to Google Earth that works with its Live Local service. CNET's Rafe Needleman gives a preview and compares the two platforms.
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