>>the 250 for mappoint is quite cheap
You can get the new version cheaper at some of the road shows (at least here)
somewhere at 100$ per visitor

>I agree, and I also think that Microsoft should be compensated for
>their dev time. OTOH, a per-machine license would be out of the
>question for our clients. Oh, well.

TOLD you to go multi core <g>. Stable throughput is around
20000/H when calculating distances in the 10 - 30 mile range.
We calculate distances and split the pool for our clients -
dunno if such an approach is feasible for your needs.

regards

thomas