V3: Only approximate control placement, see the scaleline, and big problems printing. But Google have now deprecated v2 (v2 demo).
Google maps can also be loaded with OpenLayers (OpenLayers Demo), but note on that page the significant issues that may be encountered loading Google maps with OpenLayers.
IE8 & Google Maps - Standards compliant pages such as this which contain a Google map, which should work in Standards View, actually don't print properly. Consequently this page sets Compatibility View with a <meta> tag.