Apple had an existing agreement with Google for the data used in the old Maps app for one more year, and they chose to terminate it early. They could have relea

Apple had an existing agreement with Google for the data used in the old Maps app for one more year, and they chose to terminate it early. They could have released New Maps alongside Old Maps, made them optional for a year while the data matures, and none of this would have been an issue. http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3407614/apple-over-a-year-left-on-google-maps-contract-google-maps-ios-app http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3407614/apple-over-a-year-...