New iPad signals Apple's split from Google It is also the first of any of Apple's iOS apps to abandon Google Maps. Instead, iPhoto for iPad, an advanced photo editing app, relies on the OpenStreetMap Foundation, a British not-for-profit that offers free mapping data gathered by a worldwide army of 400,000 volunteers. But the release of Android, which Steve Jobs considered a "stolen product," put that friendship under strain. Schmidt quit the Apple board in 2009 and Google has become the biggest threat to the iPhone and iPad. The rivalry has spilled over into the courts, with Apple and Android manufacturers exchanging tit-for-tat patent lawsuits around the world. In that light, the decision to drop Google Maps, even in one app, is significant. Apple has also been steadily acquiring small companies to improve its ability to pinpoint iPhone and iPad users" locations on maps, so it seems likely that this is just the first step towards abandoning Google Maps in iOS completely. The move was welcomed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, with one caveat. Apple has not given proper credit to its free maps in iPhoto for iPad. "We look forward to working with Apple to get that on there," the Foundation said.