It turns out it’s really hard to map the world. Along with their iOS 6 update, many amateur digital cartophiles were in for a rude awakening: Apple Maps, which looked so cool in Apple’s launch demo, are actually, and hilariously, a POS (Yes, I was wrong). And, in releasing what is essentially a half-baked beta of this in its rush to be free of Google, Apple has also released a torrent of user criticism. Digital maps are obviously a difficult endeavor, and the data from OSM and TomTom leaves much to be desired here. Read the full story at Tech Crunch.