Scott Clark, over at Everything USB loaded up his Honda with beef jerky and a GPS to help him find his way on his coast to coast road trip. When I say GPS, I mean he used a Laptop, GPS module and Microsoft’s Streets & Trips 2007. It’s passe to make Microsoft UI jokes, so we’ll make fun of any reviewer that pretends to be surprised that the ware isn’t good: Scott, how could you actually commit to your 2,500 mile trip when you know MSFT’s rep for cryptographic icons and instability?
Why did it take 7,000 words to tell the story of yet another buggy Microsoft product? What you get is a gold star for being man enough to bring the knife to the gunfight, so to speak. But you could have done it like this: If you’re roadtripping, don’t buy Microsoft Road and Trips 2007 as a dedicated GPS replacement. Use a Garmin or Tomtom. Thank you very much, come again. Ding!
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 Review [Gizmodo]
