[boundlessdreamz]

yeah.. never used satellite view except for "shit, i can se e my house on google maps!" type of amusement.

Also before Google and Google Earth, online maps for many countries were not very good. Those with the data was not very interested in creating online maps.

Speed and ease of use is what made maps a killer product for me

[andrewvc]

Satellite view's actually really useful for mountain biking. You can see a good number of trails on it (though sometimes its out of date).