I don't think this is anything new; according to http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/maps/thread?tid=428921feb25a5c58&hl=en http://www.google.com/support/foru

I don't think this is anything new; according to http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/maps/thread?tid=428921feb25a5c58&hl=en http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/maps/thread?tid=428921..., it's been that way since at least May 2009.