Historically, maps give you a perspective of geographical information about a place. In Windows Liveâ„¢ Local, powered by Virtual Earthâ„¢, you’ve seen road, aerial, and hybrid maps. Then, we introduced bird’s eye views to give you a perspective from above. Now, we want you to be there, right in front of the pizza shop you are searching for, in the street-side views offered by Windows Live Local.
Well, I am impressed…I don’t have the exact number off hand, but I heard each city will take on average of 10 million pictures to provide street-side views. Gee…how long until to they get to my little ‘ol city 
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