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Why Apple Approved Opera And Not Google Voice

15 points by there 17y ago

param 17y ago
This article is implying that ATT lied to FCC about their involvement in the GV rejection decision. This is noted here: http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/att-dont-blame-us-for-the-iphones-google-voice-ban/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/att-dont-blame-us-for-the-i... Additionally, there are no sources to back up the claim mentioned in this post. Net result - ignore until further information is available
- SamAtt 17y ago
  It also ignores the fact that there are programs that allow users to receive unlimited texts already in the app store (TextNow being the one that springs to mind but there are tons). If that were the main reason to reject Google Voice you'd think those others (from far less influential companies) would also have been stopped.
  - rortian 17y ago
    Google Voice lets you send and receive text messages for free. TextNow let's you send free text messages, and if you integrate with Google Voice you can receive them as well. Operating an SMS gateway is expensive and I'm sure there are not tons of apps that run one.
drewcrawford 17y ago
> AT&T decided to reject Google Voice due to the fact that users would have no reason to keep their texting plan There are plenty of approved apps that provide free texting. The real reason GV isn't on the iPhone is because it's made by Google. Remember when Google promised Google Navigation was coming to the iPhone as soon as Apple would approve it? Well, they didn't :-/
danudey 17y ago
Because Opera Mini is so bad there's no point in banning it?
elblanco 17y ago
Because they felt like it?
moultano 17y ago
They banned it because Google Voice would make the switching cost from iPhone to Android easier. If you don't have to change your phone number or even talk to a phone company to port it, switching carriers becomes something you can do on a whim. It's the same reason they are banning cross-platform development systems.

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Why Apple Approved Opera And Not Google Voice

15 points by there 17y ago

param 17y ago
This article is implying that ATT lied to FCC about their involvement in the GV rejection decision. This is noted here: http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/att-dont-blame-us-for-the-iphones-google-voice-ban/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/att-dont-blame-us-for-the-i... Additionally, there are no sources to back up the claim mentioned in this post. Net result - ignore until further information is available
- SamAtt 17y ago
  It also ignores the fact that there are programs that allow users to receive unlimited texts already in the app store (TextNow being the one that springs to mind but there are tons). If that were the main reason to reject Google Voice you'd think those others (from far less influential companies) would also have been stopped.
  - rortian 17y ago
    Google Voice lets you send and receive text messages for free. TextNow let's you send free text messages, and if you integrate with Google Voice you can receive them as well. Operating an SMS gateway is expensive and I'm sure there are not tons of apps that run one.
drewcrawford 17y ago
> AT&T decided to reject Google Voice due to the fact that users would have no reason to keep their texting plan There are plenty of approved apps that provide free texting. The real reason GV isn't on the iPhone is because it's made by Google. Remember when Google promised Google Navigation was coming to the iPhone as soon as Apple would approve it? Well, they didn't :-/
danudey 17y ago
Because Opera Mini is so bad there's no point in banning it?
elblanco 17y ago
Because they felt like it?
moultano 17y ago
They banned it because Google Voice would make the switching cost from iPhone to Android easier. If you don't have to change your phone number or even talk to a phone company to port it, switching carriers becomes something you can do on a whim. It's the same reason they are banning cross-platform development systems.