Ugh. Here's some unpacking, then: I never said Google should write something on a Microsoft platform. I implied that Google should implement this Street Slide

Ugh. Here's some unpacking, then: I never said Google should write something on a Microsoft platform. I implied that Google should implement this Street Slide method in Google Maps and mused as to whether the Google brass would allow them to copy a Microsoft innovation. You see, within Big Companies there is a common problem where engineers aren't allowed to use competitors' technologies because it hurts the corporate image. No one wants to see "Google copies Microsoft with new Maps feature" headlines, just like no one wants to see "Not even Microsoft engineers are stupid enough to develop for Windows Phone 7" headlines. Some people call this Not Invented Here Syndrome. This is a problem because it's counterproductive. Street Slide should be implemented on the iPhone first. Google Maps should add Street Slide. Hopefully their corporate overlords will have the vision to allow the engineers to do so.