"Following this morning's release of an open letter from Tim Cook apologizing for issues with the new Apple-driven Maps app in iOS 6 and mentioning some alternative map options available to users, Apple has also added a new featured section to the App Store highlighting some of those map alternatives. " - http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/28/apple-launches-new-app-store-feature-section-for-alternative-maps/