Why is street view in google earth not as good as in google maps?

Q. The title is pretty self explanatory.
Google maps has a street view that flows, and is much more convenient to use than the one in google earth, the one in google earth floods my screen with camera icons, and feels really dodgy when I try to move around.
Am I missing an option here? Or is it really like that.. And if so, why?

A. The quality itself is the same, but the user experience using google maps versus google earth is different.

How is google earth better than google map?

Q. Google map also has street views. Google earth requires installation. How is one better than the other? Thanks for answering!!!

A. Google Earth gives a much bigger picture, and it's easier to zoom in and out and fly around. And you can change the viewing angle and elevation. And there are a ton of other features, most of which I don't even use, but they're there.

For looking at maps in a web browser, I switched to bing.com (by Microsoft) because they have "birds eye view" which is really cool.

What time of day does the Google Earth satellite take its pictures?

Q. I want to know what time of day and, if possible, how often the satellite for Google Earth/Google Maps takes its pictures. If anyone knows, please answer.

A. Most of the photos on there are between 1-3 years old. Given that, time of day is irrelevant though I would assume early afternoon to keep brightness high and shadows to a minimum.

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