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Silicon Alley Insider: Apple Had Over A Year Left On Google Maps Contract, And Now Google Is Scrambling To Build An iOS App

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mattyglesias: Apple pulled the plug on Google-powered Maps app with a year left on the contract: http://t.co/LbgG7eTv

Justin Fox: RT @joshgans: More evidence that #mapsgate was Apple's fault rather than some Google villany. http://t.co/iuvuG6gp

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