On the iPhone, links of the form maps.google.com are opened by the google maps app, which is installed on every iPhone. (see: Apple URL scheme reference)
The mobile site of maps.google.com supports more functionality than the native maps app (like the transit layer).
Is there a way to formulate an html link that would cause safari to open the maps link in the browser instead of launching the native maps app?
Here's an example link that opens in the Maps App that I'd rather have opened by mobile Safari:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=boston&lci=transit_comp