I keep seeing people who say that the Google Maps API was "changed" "disabled" or "deprecated" on November 1st. Poppycock! Show me where this is documented please. What appears more likely is that HP is trying to get users off the Google API due to agreements with Microsoft or Google. (NOTE that as of January 2012 Google will charge for high volume use of the Map API - details below)
Here are some of the reasons for my assertion:
- BFG which uses Google is working fine.
- Google's FAQ on the api shows no deprecation of the latest (current since last year) version of the Javastript API
- Here is a link (Posted previously in other threads) that said in January that Google would start charging partners who used the api over 25000 hits (per day) which seems more likely the motivation to change from Google to Bing.
- Confirmed 25K per day per this link and more importantly this Google source.
- Google Maps Javascript API version 2 was actually deprecated in May of last year. That deprecation carries with it a 3 year grace period for use of the API. For more info see this: Google Maps JavaScript API V2 Basics - Google Maps JavaScript API V2 - Google Code
- The FLASH API for Google Maps has been deprecated as of September: Google Geo Developers Blog: Maps API for Flash deprecation announcement The point being even this more recent change wasn't in November! (Not that Flash has anything to do with Javascript based app but it might have been a source for confusion for some.)