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06.08.08Virtual Earth Arising: Google, Microsoft and, um, SwedenThe announcement that Google Earth would be moving to a browser seemed to elicit collective silence from the virtual world industry - while last September, everyone was foaming with anticipation about Google secretly planning a Virtual Google that would put places like Second Life to rest. Meanwhile, over at Microsoft, moves to 'virtualize' through a serious, um, serious gaming initiative, and their partnerships with 3DVIA, their purchase of Caligari, and the previews of Photosynth put them in the middle of the battle for 3D visualization and by extension virtual worlds. Caligari Platform Owned by Google: The move by Google to open up its ...
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