I'm getting tired of this argument. Where was everyone when this was so completely obvious 6 months ago? The beta was released, people were using it, and I can't find any criticisms outside of "It's not perfect, but it's working great and looks fantastic". Where are the bug reports? Sure, it was an NDA product, but that didn't stop bloggers from publishing stories about it:
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/08/09/3d-map-wars-apple-vs...
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/why-apples-map-look...
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/11/goodbye-to-google-maps-with...
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/ios-6-maps-app-challe...
http://gizmodo.com/5918176/google-maps-vs-apple-maps-a-side-...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57450354-37/apples-new-3d-...
http://www.cultofmac.com/183742/apples-3d-maps-in-ios-6-are-...
http://mashable.com/2012/06/11/apple-vs-google-maps/
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/06/...
http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-blog/2012-06-12-apple-maps-alre...