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A few weeks ago, we shared our plans for redirecting users from MSN UK and Live.com to www.multimap.com, while continuing to offer the maps.live.com experience for those who choose it.

Short story: today we implemented the plans we described then.

Longer story:

More than 45% of the UK mapping audience works with Multimap, and we’re committed to Multimap as our mapping and local search site in the UK, with all the investment of time and technology that that means.

Today, if you use mapping through MSN UK or Live.com, you’ll be using Multimap, and have access to local map styles for your area, Bird’s Eye and aerial imagery, local points of interest (from Wi-fi to Wikipedia) the UK’s #1 routing service , a global reach (with new maps of China, new Bird’s Eye in Australia) and more.

While we have already brought some key elements of maps.live.com into the Multimap site (Bird’s Eye and high-resolution aerial imagery, for example), there is more to come. We will continue to offer users a choice until we have fully integrated the extra features, like Collections and 3-D.

We have links back to maps.live.com from Multimap for users who prefer to go in that direction today.

If you develop with, or your business uses, the Virtual Earth platform, rest assured that this does not affect you. We continue to invest in both products and expect to offer an expanded set of opportunities and features over time.

If you develop with, or your business uses, the Multimap platform, you now have access to Bird’s Eye, high-resolution aerial imagery and greater international coverage than ever before.

Thanks to all of your support and robust challenges over recent weeks, please continue to make yourselves heard.