Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered an apology over the iOS Maps quality and took things a bit farther by plugging other apps from Bing, MapQuest, Waze and Web services from Google and Nokia. That’s a fair dose of humility for Cook and Apple that will probably win it some goodwill against disgruntled customers, who incidentally are still buying iPhone 5s at a rapid clip. Cook said Apple was “extremely sorry” for customers’ iOS 6 Maps frustration. He noted that Apple had to create Maps from the ground up, but never addressed why. We all know the why anyway: Apple and Google compete and were trying to get an advantage. Read the full story at ZDNet.