The Really Interesting Thing About Google Maps Isn’t the App Itself

As my colleague Harry McCracken reported last night, Google has come to the rescue of lost iPhone users with its own Google Maps app. Although the app has been rumored for some time now, one of the big questions was whether Apple would actually approve it for the App Store. Harry says he was never worried; Apple doesn’t decline apps for competitive reasons any more, and the arrival of Google Maps just makes the iPhone a better competitor to Android. No problem, right? Well, not exactly. G...