Cloud Computing: Google Maps Return to the iPhone

Google couldn’t have picked a prettier time to release the upgraded version of Google Maps for iOS it’s been working on since Apple kicked it off the iPhone and iPad in September in favor of its own dodgy Apple Maps that couldn’t find the Eiffel Tower, utterly embarrassed the company, forced CEO Tim Cook to publicly apologize and fire the guy responsible. Google Maps for iOS hit the Apple App Store late Wednesday hours after the Australian police labeled Apple Maps “life-threatening” for misdirecting motorists into a desolate Outback desert where you’d better have a four-wheel drive, extra gas and a few canteens to survive. Seems Apple Maps misplaced the town they were headed for. Anyway, you can still hear the Halleluiah chorus that greeted the free Google Maps download. It’s already the top app, embarrassing Apple some more.

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