Evolution needs to be guided by need. Right now, changes happen too fast for a feedback loop to be established that validates good changes.
Furthermore, in order for that feedback loop to exist, users need to have a choice. I'm afraid that the new Google Maps is just plain worse, and Google needs to dust off the old code and start iterating on it again. It was a great experiment, but everyone building consumer software seems to be incapable of admitting when their complete rewrite was a step backwards.
When a software team does a complete redesign of a feature or app, they almost become institutionally incapable of admitting that the rewrite was the wrong choice.
Furthermore, in order for that feedback loop to exist, users need to have a choice. I'm afraid that the new Google Maps is just plain worse, and Google needs to dust off the old code and start iterating on it again. It was a great experiment, but everyone building consumer software seems to be incapable of admitting when their complete rewrite was a step backwards.
When a software team does a complete redesign of a feature or app, they almost become institutionally incapable of admitting that the rewrite was the wrong choice.