Apple Maps' 2011 launch fiasco probably handed Google Maps a 10-year lead, even if they fixed the bugs. First impressions are important. Nobody remembers that

Apple Maps' 2011 launch fiasco probably handed Google Maps a 10-year lead, even if they fixed the bugs. First impressions are important. Nobody remembers that Windows Vista after Service Pack 2 was more or less indistinguishable from Windows 7.