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Virtual Earth 3D is a gamble Microsoft as a competitor to Google Earth. The concept of the program does not have many differences. A map of the Earth in three dimensions waterway including monuments, buildings and natural landscapes.

The point at which most have worked for is the speed navigation and the burden of the images. In this aspect have been annotated somewhat.

Another fundamental difference lies in the dependence of the browser. 3D Virtual Earth runs directly in Internet Explorer and Firefox (via a plug to navigate 3D). Jettison an application does not mean eating less, but it is a comfort in some cases.

3D Virtual Earth works quickly and that is appreciated, but suffers from more detailed maps and high resolution especially outside the United States.

Requirements and download link in the entire story.
To use 3D Virtual Earth need:

* Operating System: WinXP/2003/Vista

Minimum requirements:

* Processor: 1 GHz
* Memory: 256 MB
* Video: 32 MB
* Free Disk Space: 250 MB
* DirectX 9.0
* Internet Explorer 6.0
* Connecting high-speed Internet

Recommended requirements:

* Processor: 2.8 GHz
* Memory: 1 GB
* Video: 256 MB