I agree it certainly has the feel of trying to blunt Apple's announcement. The thing that makes it feel that way for me is the lack of use cases. The 'real' news would be offline because if you plot connection capable isotherms for where you can and cannot be connected, big chunks of the world are in 'not' connected. That means all your 'cloud/net' maps are worthless, which is why I still get Microsoft Streets & Trips and have a Garmin dedicated navigator rather than relying on my phone.