The war between Apple and Google just got a wee bit more interesting -- an unredacted version of a document filed with the FCC shows Google claiming that it was informed of Google Voice's rejection from the iTunes App Store by Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller. According to the Google-filed document:
"The primary points of contact between the two companies were Alan Eustace, Google Senior Vice President of Engineering & Research, and Phil Schiller, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing. On July 7, Mr. Eustace and Mr. Schiller spoke over the phone. It was during this call that Mr. Schiller informed Mr. Eustace that Apple was rejecting the Google Voice application."
As I reported in August, Apple filed a document with the FCC that claimed, "Contrary to published reports, Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application". The whole affair has become a "he said, she said" matter and I'm sure both sides are going to claim miscommunication. Certainly someone's pants should be on fire because one of the parties isn't telling the truth.
What do you make of this latest information? Who's telling the truth? Did Apple reject Google Voice? Or is Apple merely evaluating the product (over the course of several months)? Leave a comment and let me know (please)!
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BlackStarNova
I'm not trying to be biased, but most likely this whole ordeal is mostly in apple's lap. They have have a bit of a history of not playing nice with 3rd party developers.
SkylerZio
Linux > Mac/MS
magopus6
@leyke
apple is in no way a copy off microsoft. you are confusing two completely different aspects of a computer. Microsoft has always done software, and apple has always done both software and hardware. Apple just never licensed the software for other PC hardware makers to use. Windows is a mess to use IMHO. I have used apple computers since the early 90's, but use both because the vast majority of workplaces and such use windows PC's. I loved it when they started making imacs and great laptops, and arguably the MOST powerful (and thus more expensive) mass produced computers in the world. for a while, the U.S. gov't banned these so called "supercomputers" to be exported to certain countries, to curb the wrong hands getting on them. Now Apple has become a trend, and i hate it. Yeah they are easier to use, but most new buyers i ask why they want a Mac, and i hear so many times it because they look cool, or all my friends have them.
The Emperor's Champion
Gods, Apple is just run by jackasses isn't it?
Funny how they think of themselves as real competition for Microsoft when almost no one cares about their computers, and the few things where they do beat M$ they just go ahead and rip off their customers like crazy. Basically they're a knockoff of Microsoft, and in all the worst ways.
Long live Google, the crafters of the future!
Drop_Six
I hope Apple gets knocked down a few pegs by this. I really can stand a company that sits there and rips off their user at every chance they get.
__Monkey__
garbage
mathiasreese
"merely reviewing"... and taking notes. When they have enough, they'll reject it. Then months later we'll see and iVoice app.
Kidding. Although its hard not to trust the good googles over bad apples.
Hrolf
I have the Palm Pre, which has Google Voice.
I love my Mac, but hate how overpriced everything is.
I hope apple gets bent over for this. Im pretty sure AT&T & Apple are in bed together and got caught.
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