<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
MapPoint	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
software	O
program	O
and	O
service	O
created	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
integrate	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
acquisitions	O
(	O
Vexcel	B-Application
,	O
Vicinity	O
Corporation	O
,	O
GeoTango	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
MapPoint	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
for	O
business	O
users	O
but	O
competes	O
in	O
the	O
low-end	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
"	O
GIS	B-Application
"	O
)	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
and	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
,	O
the	O
consumer	O
mapping	O
software	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
integration	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
,	O
data	O
mapping	O
from	O
various	O
sources	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
and	O
a	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
for	I-Language
Applications	I-Language
(	O
VBA	B-Language
)	O
interface	O
allowing	O
automation	O
of	O
the	O
MapPoint	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MapPoint	B-Application
technology	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
and	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
(	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
home	O
users	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
AutoRoute	I-Application
(	O
for	O
Western	O
European	O
home	O
and	O
small	O
business	O
users	O
)	O
,	O
Encarta	B-Application
's	O
atlas	O
functionality	O
,	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapPoint	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
companions	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
and	O
Autoroute	B-Application
,	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
further	O
product	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
app	O
Windows	B-Device
Maps	I-Device
are	O
being	O
represented	O
as	O
the	O
replacement/alternative	O
to	O
MapPoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
MapPoint	I-Application
as	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
typically	O
updated	O
every	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
upgrade	O
and	O
full	O
packaged	O
product	O
form	O
;	O
the	O
current	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
is	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
starting	O
with	O
2000	O
(	O
developing	O
from	O
Expedia	O
Streets	B-Application
and	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
Planner	O
98	O
,	O
a	O
consumer	O
mapping	O
application	O
included	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
Small	O
Business	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Office	O
2000	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
suite	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapPoint	B-Application
2009	O
(	O
v16	O
)	O
,	O
updated	O
interface	O
with	O
bigger	O
icons	O
,	O
core	O
engine	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
introduced	O
Product	O
Activation	O
for	O
MapPoint	B-Application
Retail	O
versions	O
although	O
the	O
MSDN	O
,	O
Software	O
Assurance	O
and	O
OEM	O
versions	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapPoint	B-Application
2011	O
(	O
v18	O
)	O
,	O
significantly	O
updated	O
map	O
data	O
and	O
points	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
versions	O
have	O
not	O
always	O
been	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
equivalent	O
Office	O
releases	O
despite	O
being	O
numbered	O
similarly	O
;	O
notably	O
the	O
2002	O
release	O
was	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
suites	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
equivalent	O
programmability	O
,	O
and	O
2006	O
was	O
released	O
well	O
before	O
Office	B-Application
2007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
map	O
rendering	O
engine	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
and	O
the	O
GIS	B-Application
data	O
was	O
not	O
updated	O
as	O
recently	O
as	O
one	O
might	O
expect	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
leaving	O
out	O
subdivisions	O
,	O
roads	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
completed	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
which	O
are	O
shown	O
on	O
online	O
mapping	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
its	O
consumer	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
,	O
the	O
2009	O
version	O
of	O
MapPoint	B-Application
removed	O
many	O
pushpins	O
,	O
flags	O
and	O
extra	O
icons	O
present	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
pushpins	O
were	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
MapPoint	B-Application
2010	O
with	O
updated	O
visual	O
styling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
less-featured	O
edition	O
entitled	O
Pocket	O
Streets	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
for	O
Smartphone	B-Application
and	O
Automotive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
free	O
online	O
MapPoint	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
MSN	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
