Review by Dennis Meek

Installationnn* Requires the installation of text to speech, C++ redistribution package, and newer access database plug-in if you don’t have office 2007.n* The install package try’s to make you install Bing as the default search engine and MSN Live toolbar.

GPS featuren* Requires MSN Direct subscription or you can upload custom maps via USB if your unit is supported.n* Only supports devices outside of Garmin via MSN Direct. No USB support for GPS units other than Garminn* If you own a Tom Tom and want to use Map Point without MSN Direct you are out of luck.n* If you have a lower end GPS like the Garmin Nuvi 205 that I have you will need to purchase a Garmin MSN Direct receiver to use the service without usb port and that will run around $119 which, is $30 more than I paid for the GPS.

Business Usen* One nice feature if you are in sales like me is the Custom Territories feature. You can create a sale territory or route or whatever you use to determine your business area. I can see this working will for consumer packaged goods sales, Pharmaceutical & medical device sales, or any selling function that requires you to manage a region.no You can create the territory with a source file that has territory names and geographical boundaries or manually draw it in Map Point.no The territory feature is a little cumbersome to use when first creating a territory manually.

Best new featuren* The best new feature is the ability to drag and drop rerouting. This really takes the hassle out of working around traffic and construction issues.

Overall, a nice upgrade however, if you don’t want to use it for business you might want to stick with an older version or get Microsoft Maps and Streets.