> In contrast with Android where Google can remove most of the apps and majority of users stuck with 2.x versions won't even know.

This isn't the place for childish digs at competitors. Apple removed maps and replaced it with an inferior version for millions of their customers. As a result, the poor quality of these maps has made front page news.

Trying to invoke "Android isn't up to date" is childish and uninformed. Maps is distributed via the Play Store. You are wrong in every substantial respect.

Not sure about childish, but regarding uninformed: there is some information for you: http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

To compare this to the iOS6 (released just a couple of days ago) is left as an exercise for you :)

I'm aware of the point he is making. Maps is an app distributed through the Play Store. It is not distributed by installing a specific version of the OS.

At least understand the platform you are criticising before assuming it operates in the same restrictive way as others.

There are over 500 cities covered with Transit Information, all around the world. http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/text.html#mdy

Except the non-US mapping data seems to suck more than the US one, so they do care.