iPad users will have to wait a bit longer to get an optimized version for their device. Until then, they can't do much than use what Google has blessed them with.

A few months ago, Google Maps was given the boot out of the App Store after Apple launched iOS 6 with its own Maps application built in. Things didn't go the way Apple would have hoped, and the company was forced to run back to Google to save it from the huge amount of backlash it was getting from its users.

The question is, if and when Apple fixes all the issues with its Maps application, would the company give Google the boot again, or will it keep Google Maps around for good measures?