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Just an aside. Are these people talking about "Google Maps" or "Google Earth". Both products work differently. Donald Brown Orangeville, Ontario, Canada From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Denise Moss-Fritch Sent: 12 September, 2016 1:07 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Bing versus Google maps Ah, another 'use Google maps, not Bing maps' discussion. The last time I noted such a discussion was just over three years ago by a large part of the group that was supposed to be beta testing FTM 2014. I stayed out of that dispute (the group never received a response from the development staff), yet do have a couple of questions I will throw out for a little thought during this discussion. I worked in the development end of the software industry for nearly 30 years between retiring from the military and retiring the second time. So, I tend to look at the various genealogy software available from year to year, even having corresponded or spoken directly to some of the developers through the decades. In all that time I do not remember any genealogy software using Google maps over Bing maps since map graphics became an integrated part of the software. Why do software developers use Bing and not Google map integration? Is Google map integration available for in consumer, 'off-the-shelf' software products? What are the cost differences between using Google Vs. Bing for development tools and for licensing costs (probably per number of released copies, by volume level)? Since no genealogy software seems to use an integration with Google maps, there must be a reason. Denise
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