So much being made over a feature that is so seldom used. It's great for the minority of iOS users that find it useful, but I think most iOS users are discovering that Apple's maps app is pretty darn good... or at least, nowhere near as bad as the press makes it out to be. Heck, even Google maps wouldn't stand up to the level of scrutiny that Apple maps is getting... I can point to a bunch of errors in Google maps too, along with some really bad routes offered in my area, but it doesn't make it a terrible product.
So, that also meant you must of had problems using IOS5's Google Maps app since its the same data as the web-based version..