Microsoft is on a good wave.
Not only Windows 7 (freely downloadabile in the "Release Candidate" form) is almost as good as Mac Os X, ("provare per credere"), but the BING service, the new rival to Google is getting very interesting.
For instance, have a look at the equivalent of google maps, "maps.live.com" or better "bing.com/maps" and its 3d view from the satellite....here is an image of the RadioNumberone studios in via Melchiorre Gioia, Milano...:
