Supposedly it wasn't ready.
The Apple / Google maps deal had a year or so still to run so apparently Google were taken by surprise that Apple pulled the existing app when they did.
The Apple / Google maps deal had a year or so still to run so apparently Google were taken by surprise that Apple pulled the existing app when they did.
Still might not be long enough, I'm not sure how much development time it takes for an app like that.
The timing of dropping Google maps makes sense - Apple are on an annual upgrade for iOS. If the choice is to launch their own maps 14 months before the end of the deal or 2 months before the end of the deal 14 months makes sense so you've got a fall back.
And if it makes sense then it seems sensible that Google who had all the information and knew of the animosity would be able to work it out.