Infinite Loop / The Apple Ecosystem  Transit app developers see
iOS 6 Maps as a chance to shine  As iOS 6 users, developers are
frustrated. But as app makers, they're excited.  Buster 3 on the
left, Embark NYC on the right. Both plug into iOS 6's new Maps
app to offer transit directions.  The public reaction to Apple's
new iOS 6 Maps application has been visceral thus far. There
have been numerous complaints about Maps taking people to the
wrong locations, directing them to businesses that have long
been closed, and visually displaying less local and contextual
data than Google Maps. Indeed, these are all turning out to be
common frustrations among iOS 6 upgraders—I mentioned many of
them in our review of iOS 6—prompting Apple to swear the app
will be improved over time.  But one major omission from the
Maps app that isn't likely to make a reappearance (at least from
Apple) is transit directions. Apple stated that it ignored this
feature in Maps in an attempt to open things up for third-party
developers. The