[iPAUL]

Thanks...

This is exactly what I've been looking for! I've been wanting to get my hands on Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 for some time now, however I only wanted it for the PocketPC version which comes with it. Up here in the Great White North (Canada) they want $60.00 for it which I think is a bit pricy just to get a PocketPC map application.

Now it's free! Woohoo! Kind of ironic though - by offering that free service on the internet, Microsoft just lost out on a sale of one of their own products.

[iPAUL]

Thanks...

This is exactly what I've been looking for! I've been wanting to get my hands on Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 for some time now, however I only wanted it for the PocketPC version which comes with it. Up here in the Great White North (Canada) they want $60.00 for it which I think is a bit pricy just to get a PocketPC map application.

Now it's free! Woohoo! Kind of ironic though - by offering that free service on the internet, Microsoft just lost out on a sale of one of their own products.

[PPCRules]

Originally Posted by iPAUL

Thanks...

This is exactly what I've been looking for! I've been wanting to get my hands on Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 for some time now, however I only wanted it for the PocketPC version which comes with it. Up here in the Great White North (Canada) they want $60.00 for it which I think is a bit pricy just to get a PocketPC map application.

Now it's free! Woohoo! Kind of ironic though - by offering that free service on the internet, Microsoft just lost out on a sale of one of their own products.

This isn't quite like having a map program on your PPC. This gives you a static map for when you know where you're going before you leave your desktop, which is often just great.
Pocket Streets, in contrast, can have multiple 3MB maps databases loaded (each of which can cover a major metro area, and includes points of interest info), and you can look up an address where ever you are, as well as link from contact book addresses and a GPS unit if you have it. Pocket Streets, however, does not generate turn-by-turn driving directions.
I got Streets and Trips 2002 for $13US after rebate at Costco (same at Sam's Club), and got the 2001 version last year for 'free' after rebate at Best Buy late in the season. Definitely worth $13US.

[ericwfrost]

Speaking of MapPoint web sites, here's a good one: http://www.mp2kmag.com.