Google Maps Vs Microsoft (Score 1)

First off neither play well with .Net, Unless Microsoft has updated the AJAX toolkit recently the update panel caused many of the AJAX functions to stop working in the Google Maps. The Microsoft Map only works with .Net 2.0 not a big deal really , but their are no controls that I know of that Microsoft supports for VS2005. Some people have created wrappers that I have used that are on the net that you can use. These are essentially, JavaScript writers from a server sided class. The bottom line is that .Net is lousy with both Google Maps and Microsoft Maps. I have developed applications using both. Now that Microsoft has released support for Fast CGI you can run Ruby from with IIS I suggest you use Ruby on Rails to run your Google Maps. you will save yourself a lot of time and trouble, trust me. Even if you do get it to work it will be through a server sided class writing Java script and the next time Google or Microsoft changes version you will once again have a blank block on your page while you search each function call for the changes to your javascript writer. Good Luck.