Well nobody said it would be harder to compile. However the fact is that there is not a compiler for Python, so unless someone writes one that is a downside. Also, the semantics of Python would likely not lead to efficient compiled code anyway, when compared to something like C, Java, or even Haskell - static languages.
Why does Apple Maps redirect to Google maps on the web? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that there is no Apple Maps website? Where do you think it should redirect?
It's their search engine; they can rank you however the fuck they want.
Edit: your site is amazingly ugly and disorganised. It looks like a parody of a 1998 spam site. I don't mean to sound snobby, but what the fuck do you think you're doing presenting this mess to NH? Most of the links don't even work.