Do you really think these guys were the guys who decided to ditch Google Maps and then sell Apple Maps as better than Google?

No, but it's entirely possible they were responsible for characterizing Apple Maps as, "better than Google," or failing to object to that characterization. The decision to release Apple Maps rests on the shoulders of the senior management, but they are only as well-informed as their subordinates make them. It's hard to assign blame for systemic failures, where something fails and no one sees it coming, but a possible answer is that the people closest to the project need to go.

What exactly is your point ?

The person who decided to ditch Google Maps is dead and the person who tried to sell Apple Maps as better than Google has already been fired.

My point is that at some point you are firing people just because you can leak it to the press, which is bad mojo.