IDG Contributor Network: Is Apple Maps finally better than Google Maps?

When Apple Maps first launched, it was widely regarded as a nasty stinker of an app. This is unfortunate and entirely Apple's own fault. All they had to do to avoid it was to label Apple Maps as a beta. That would have given them time to develop and improve it, but Apple was asleep at the wheel. And, unfortunately, this gave Apple Maps a very bad reputation.But Apple Maps has changed a great deal since it was first released. It's gotten much better than it was, and more and more people are comin