Although I pointed this out to Tamsblog, there’s been no correction, so I suppose I should post something quick to this effect:
Tamsblog contributor Alexander Gratz asserts incorrectly that Google Maps requires ActiveX:
If you try to load the page on your palm, you will notice that won’t show the page because it is using ActiveX.
The only problem is that Google Maps doesn’t need ActiveX. Or, rather, it needs ActiveX only as a way to get to Microsoft’s XMLDOM on Internet Explorer for Windows platforms. If a browser is requiring ActiveX, it is misidentifying itself in JavaScript or Google’s JavaScript is flawed.
You can easily prove the lack of dependence on ActiveX by running Google Maps on something that doesn’t provide it, like Safari or Firefox.