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Yeah - but "almost certain to make it" is not the same as "made it", you know? Not being cynical, just basing my opinion on previous actions on Apple's part.

by aditya 17y ago

rglullis 17y ago
It's a completely different scenario from Google Voice. Apple's rejection of Google Voice has more to do with AT&T than anything. Google Voice was a substitute product for AT&T call plans, therefore not good for AT&T. iPads and e-books are complementary products. Amazon doesn't care how many Kindles are sold, as long as they keep selling books. Apple doesn't care how many e-books are sold, as long as they keep selling iPads. Want to take a bet that the Kindle App will be approved?
- dannyr 17y ago
  Google Voice is not VoIP. You still need a voice plan to make phone calls. It is not a substitute product for AT&T's call plans.
  - rglullis 17y ago
    You're absolutely right. Though, I still think that Google Voice was more dangerous to AT&T than Apple. I don't know how blocking the Kindle App would benefit Apple in any way, except if they want to exert complete monopoly over the platform/market.
    - dannyr 17y ago
      Podcaster was rejected initially because it duplicated the functionality of ITunes. However, a re-branded version of the app called RSSPlayer got approved.
- aditya 17y ago
  No bet really, don't have enough data to decide ;-) Apple is building a bookstore, analogous to the iTunes music store. Google Voice was a poor analogy on my part, a better analogy would be an app that was rejected for trying to sell music or ape the iPod functionality on the iPhone. Sure, apple wants to sell more devices (razor/blade analogy) but they're also very anal about protecting their monopolies. But anyway, at this point this debate is pure conjecture so we're gonna just have to hold out till the iPad comes out and the app gets approved :-)
  - rimantas 17y ago
    Apple is building a bookstore, analogous to the iTunes music store. Does not matter. Apple has ITMS bet they never did try to stop anyone loading iPods with the music no matter what source of that music was. Same will be true for iPad — it does not matter where content comes from, as long as it helps to sell more hardware.

Yeah - but "almost certain to make it" is not the same as "made it", you know? Not being cynical, just basing my opinion on previous actions on Apple's part.

by aditya 17y ago

Yeah - but "almost certain to make it" is not the same as "made it", you know? Not being cynical, just basing my opinion on previous actions on Apple's part.

rglullis 17y ago

It's a completely different scenario from Google Voice. Apple's rejection of Google Voice has more to do with AT&T than anything. Google Voice was a substitute product for AT&T call plans, therefore not good for AT&T. iPads and e-books are complementary products. Amazon doesn't care how many Kindles are sold, as long as they keep selling books. Apple doesn't care how many e-books are sold, as long as they keep selling iPads. Want to take a bet that the Kindle App will be approved?

dannyr 17y ago
Google Voice is not VoIP. You still need a voice plan to make phone calls. It is not a substitute product for AT&T's call plans.
- rglullis 17y ago
  You're absolutely right. Though, I still think that Google Voice was more dangerous to AT&T than Apple. I don't know how blocking the Kindle App would benefit Apple in any way, except if they want to exert complete monopoly over the platform/market.
  - dannyr 17y ago
    Podcaster was rejected initially because it duplicated the functionality of ITunes. However, a re-branded version of the app called RSSPlayer got approved.
aditya 17y ago
No bet really, don't have enough data to decide ;-) Apple is building a bookstore, analogous to the iTunes music store. Google Voice was a poor analogy on my part, a better analogy would be an app that was rejected for trying to sell music or ape the iPod functionality on the iPhone. Sure, apple wants to sell more devices (razor/blade analogy) but they're also very anal about protecting their monopolies. But anyway, at this point this debate is pure conjecture so we're gonna just have to hold out till the iPad comes out and the app gets approved :-)
- rimantas 17y ago
  Apple is building a bookstore, analogous to the iTunes music store. Does not matter. Apple has ITMS bet they never did try to stop anyone loading iPods with the music no matter what source of that music was. Same will be true for iPad — it does not matter where content comes from, as long as it helps to sell more hardware.