This was my first assumption as to why Apple had to remove Google Maps / YouTube from iOS. They had a licensing agreement, it expired and Google saw a way to exact some leverage against Apple and the iOS ecosystem.
The only thing to keep me from 100% thinking that is why hasn't Apple said anything? They had to have known iOS6 maps and the removal of YouTube would at minimum play bad in the press on top of the user experience. Why not change the lead story.
The headlines would have changed the tone from "dumb-Apple" to "evil-Google" in a heartbeat.
The only thing to keep me from 100% thinking that is why hasn't Apple said anything? They had to have known iOS6 maps and the removal of YouTube would at minimum play bad in the press on top of the user experience. Why not change the lead story.
The headlines would have changed the tone from "dumb-Apple" to "evil-Google" in a heartbeat.
Apple hasn't even hinted at this yet.