Although the app's lack of proper search and laughable location plotting, my chief issue with the new Maps is the aesthetic, which I consider to be unequivocally inferior to Google Maps.
I swing the other way, I think it looks much better in many ways. I much prefer the typography and a few other design touches.
I agree. The new Maps looks really nice, it just isn't very useful. IMO it's a great example of form over function.
I find it harder to read. In particular, it's a lot harder to distinguish icons for useful things like train/tube stations from icons I don't care about like wine bars.