Apple, AT&T, and Google FCC Response/Google Voice Rejection Roundup

By Rene Ritchie
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Apple "rejected" Google Voice for iPhone from the iTunes App Store, the FCC asked Apple, AT&T, and Google to answer some questions about that rejection. Now those questions have been answered-ish, and boy did it result in a flurry of posts here on TiPb and more importantly -- an impressive and penetrating degree of analysis from our commenters.

Have trouble keeping track? Or just want to know what you happily avoided? No worries, we have you covered:

  • Apple Responds to FCC Questions (Google and AT&T as Well)
  • Apple: 8500 Apps to Review a Week by 40 Odd Reviews
  • AT&T To Reconsider VoIP Applications Over 3G? Yeahbuwhat Apple VoIP apps?
  • Do Other Countries Lose Out on Apps Because of AT&T Policies?
  • Apple iPhone is a Restaurant, Not a Super Market, and They Should Say So on the Sign
  • Apple Afraid Google is Taking Over the iPhone?
  • Apple Kicking Themselves They Didn’t Buy GrandCentral (Google Voice) First?
Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie
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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.

7 Comments
  • In addition this is starting to hit the Mainstream press.
    Last week, the press was just echoing Apple's line (changing the interface, wasn't really rejected, etc. etc.)
    However now stories point out the lie are starting to come out:
    http://tinyurl.com/mknwms (Computer world)
    Apple, rushes Snow Leopard out to cover the bad press???
    (Nah, they wouldn't do that would they?)
  • Sure they would!
  • That's genius!
  • @icebike:
    I hope the folks that defended Apple in those threads over the weekend read your link. Kind of difficult to claim Apple isn't lying their ass off after reading what devs have to say.
    The sad thing is that Apple would almost surely reform the app approval process if all the fan boy web sites would support the devs in their protest. I really can't grok why the choose a bs corp over consumers and devs. Makes no sense. Are they getting payola from Apple or something??
  • they would.:)
  • I could care less about the Google Voice. I've tried it, it sucks. Google is dropping the ball more than Clinton whenever he sees a fat woman with cankles.
  • @Jason
    ...or Sen. Wide Stance Larry Craig when he sees a hot stud enter an airport bathroom.
    ROFFPNMFPLMFAO