[TheGateKeeper]

> Maps, however, is crucial to most people that use an iPhone

Citation please. Nobody I know uses google maps, even when we travel (which is a lot).

[nohat]

Citation might be difficult, but since we are doing anecdotal evidence anyway my experience is that most people use maps apps extensively.

[philh]

How do you know that nobody you know uses Google maps? I'm assuming you know at least a few people who own smartphones and who you do not often travel with; have you asked them whether they use Google maps?

[TheGateKeeper]

What an insulting question. Of course I asked them - I'm not going to fire off that statement without checking with them.

[glenra]

FWIW, the first thing I did when I first bought an iPhone was move Maps onto the taskbar - replacing Mail - since I used Maps more than any other phone feature.

[markshepard]

Interesting. I was thinking the same thing. Everytime I decide to depend on ios4 maps (pre-debacle) for active usage (while driving), I end up getting lost because it was horribly offcourse. Other than offline direction search, I learnt not to depend on it. So technically, other than the Schadenfreude, I dont really have a lot of problem with ios6 maps since I can fireup maps.google.com for maps/directions

[sambeau]

Citation! <anecdote>

[mikeash]

You don't know anybody who uses a mapping app on their smartphone?

[TruthElixirX]

I used it three times yesterday.