This Bloomberg report says that he actually didn't comment on whether or not a Maps app had been submitted: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-25/google-s-s

This Bloomberg report says that he actually didn't comment on whether or not a Maps app had been submitted: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-25/google-s-schmidt-says-up-to-apple-to-decide-on-maps-app.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-25/google-s-schmidt-sa... The Verge also notes that Reuters has softened the tone of their original report: http://theverge.com/2012/9/25/3386598/google-maps-app-store-eric-schmidt http://theverge.com/2012/9/25/3386598/google-maps-app-store-...