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johnghanks
on Aug 30, 2020
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Players are fixing Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mo...
Isn't the joke on Google in this case as MS has successfully gameified "stealing" assets from Google to be used in Bing Maps?
giancarlostoro
on Aug 31, 2020
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It would wind up in OSM which means it will wind up helping much more than just Microsoft.
demarq
on Aug 31, 2020
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I hope someone at MS is doing this intentionally. This could be the ultimate tactical move by Microsoft
Getting your competitors most loyal customers to build your platform willingly
endless1234
on Aug 31, 2020
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"To be used in Bing Maps" is a bit of a stretch. They're models shared by users you can import one by one into your install of MSFS.
seventhtiger
on Aug 31, 2020
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Isn't that what Ingress tried to do first? And the Google local guide program seems quite successful.
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