Google Earth Vs. Windows Live Maps 3D: Round Two

This article is cross-posted on both InsideGoogle and InsideMicrosoft.
Last week, after I looked at similar shots of the Super Bowl stadium and downtown Miami in Google Earth and Windows Live Maps 3D, Frank Taylor of the GEarthBlog invited me to check out Google’s 3D buildings in Denver, Colorado. He makes a great case that Google’s buildings there are ways ahead of those in other cities, and thus gives a better idea of what Google Earth is capable of.
Check out his YouTube flythrough:

Of course, if we are going to set this debate to rest anytime soon, we’ll need to see the same view in both products:
View#1:
Google Earth:

Windows Live Maps:

View#2:
Google Earth:

Windows Live Maps:

Google fares a lot better in this comparison than it did last week, with brighter (yet not cartoonish) buildings that look bold and near-perfect. However, Windows Live’s buildings look more realistic, which is both good and bad, […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg