1. User control over the level of detail displayed

2. The ability to select standard or customised colours for each individual data interval when producing Thematic Maps (for me, based on UK postcodes in the main). The current ones on offer are very "wishy-washy", and would need another feature to assist clarity (especially for presentations), viz:

3. The ability to set the colours of map backgrounds

4. Regular (downloadable?) road databases. My 2004 version does not have the Birmingham Toll motorway, and associated local road changes, which represents a major change to driving habits in the Midlands

Perhaps Microsoft would like to check the functionality of a system called "Geoconcept", which, although more difficult to use than Mappoint, has a range of data display capabilities that are generally superior and under the total control of the user