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The main difference is the possibility to have a feedback when using action. When you use service, you can only have a result at the end of the service.

For example, you make a service and an action "goToPoint" :

  • The service will answer you at the end if you have reached the desired point
  • The action will send you every X milliseconds how many meters remain to do to arrive to the desired point