Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Great improvement from 2006
Summary: 5 Stars
Great improvement from the 2006 version with the auto-recalculate and seems to be more accurate. The display has more helpful features such as time, compass, and etc. I can't wait for the day when Streets & Tips directs you through maps that look like Virtual Earth by Microsoft.Customer Review: map is not up to date
Summary: 2 Stars
the map section is old need to update the map.need to list what date the map was printed.The new printed maps are up to date.Customer Review: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008
Summary: 3 Stars
I have considered Streets and Trips a fine program, and purchased successive annual versions. This years version however, is very disappointing in that it appears not to have improvements that would justify a full purchase price. If very minor upgrade changes are all that are to be expected in the future, an annual downloadable upgrade should be offerred at a reduced price. My 2 1/2 years old home is on local maps but still not identifiable in the latest version (2008). All I've really noticed are minor "splash" screen changes.
Roger E. Reese
Customer Review: Not many new features in this version, but Streets & Trips product line is good
Summary: 3 Stars
As far as the features are concerned, this version is not much different from the previous one. I assume the GPS and data are latest. I have the previous version of the software and disappointed to see that the new one is not much different; in that respect this version is a shame for Microsoft. If the OS is Vista, it makes sense to use the latest software.
I used other mapping systems. I like Streets & Trips because of it's simplicity and ease of use. This product is great to get a clear understanding of a place and adding information to the map. For example, adding the details like rent and distance of apartments in a neighborhood and analyzing which one is best.
Using this product as a laptop based navigation system (as a replacement of Vehicle GPS Navigator) is ineffective, unsafe and waste of time and money.
Customer Review: It does work, but it's as annoying any Microsoft product
Summary: 2 Stars
It is pretty amazing that you can turn your PC into a competent GPS. You can also cut and paste addresses into it.
It does not work as well as the Garmin dashboard units. If I want to find the nearest Peet's Coffee; S&T can't do it. It can show me dozens of "restaurants - other" in my area (oddly excluding what I'm looking for). If I search for Peet's it finds only 6 of the many dozens of Peets stores.
It has a category for grocery stores and for shopping centers, but not for hardware or office supply stores.
I had S&T 2006 and the GPS broke. I bought the 2008 thinking they'd have improved it. I can't see any improvement; it looks exactly the same and has the same odd little deficiencies.
My father-in-law has a great little Garmin unit. I was a fool and tried to save money getting S&T.