Including Maps On The Original Iphone Was A Last Minute Decision
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUEiwBZRHs8&feature=relmfu&start=280] The New York Times lays out an interesting tidbit from the latest on the series of articles from the Maps soap opera: Steve Jobs decided to make a mapping app for the iPhone just weeks before its launch event. Google, at the time, and probably still, has the best mapping data. However, choosing the company that bought the Android phone OS startup two years prior might not have been the best long-term decision....