Google’s Schmidt Says Up to Apple to Decide on Maps App
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Apple Inc.’s iPhone 5 customers won’t be getting Google Inc.’s map application on their new devices anytime soon.
Google has yet to take any steps to offer new map software for the phone, Chairman Eric Schmidt said today. Apple, which had previously installed Google Maps on the iPhone before it shipped to users, replaced the feature with its own application in the latest model of the handset.