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Apple pulls Plug off Google Voice App for iPhone
Techtree News Staff, Jul 28, 2009 1410 hrs ISTGoogle Voice app has been blocked from Apple s App Store
After pulling the plug off GV Mobile
from App Store, Apple is reported to block official Google Voice app from the
App Store too. Now, this was totally uncalled for. The iPhone owners were
already waiting long for Google Latitude to arrive for iPhone
and it finally arrived as web app instead of native one. Google clearly
mentioned that Latitude came as web
app because Apple requested it in order to avoid confusion with Maps app on the
iPhone.
Google Spokesperson told
TechCrunch:
We
work hard to bring Google applications to a number of mobile platforms,
including the iPhone. Apple did not approve the Google Voice application we
submitted six weeks ago to the Apple App Store. We will continue to work to
bring our services to iPhone users for example, by taking advantage of
advances in mobile browsers.
Now,
since Apple has rejected
Google Voice app for iPhone, it's pretty obvious that Google will
choose the
web app route with it. On one hand, Apple is adamant about not letting
any apps 'duplicate the features offered in iPhone'; on the other, Google might
be happy
to push its mobile apps on web since it s already working on
Chrome OS as concept of web app as
future platform.
Google Voice apps are being
blocked on the theory that AT&T might be the influencer to force it. Google
Voice allows texting, sending voice mails and offers international calls at
lesser rate. Whatever the truth might be, the rejection of two apps back to
back might create some uncomfortable relations at development level between
Apple and Google.
Is Apple getting back to being
the 'walled garden' or is it stifling the innovation on being pressurized by
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