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Is Microsoft continuing to invest in MapPoint Web Service or forcing customers to migrate to Bing Maps?

April 26, 2017bing Continuing customers forcing invest mappoint Microsoft migrate service web

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Is Microsoft continuing to invest in MapPoint Web Service or forcing customers to migrate to Bing Maps?

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While Microsoft is no longer growing or updating the MapPoint Web Service, existing applications built using MapPoint Web Service will function as usual and will not experience degradations or changes in service. Microsoft will continue to provide maintenance and support to existing MapPoint Web Service customers. Microsoft also offers Bing Maps Web Services, with many of the features of MapPoint Web Services, plus the aerial imagery of Bing Maps. If a customer has an application built with the MapPoint Web Service API and would like to enhance it with new imagery and features available in the Bing Map Control, Microsoft provides an SDK to assist developers. Customers may also want to consider working with a Bing Maps partner.