NEWS: Apple Says No To Google Voice
Although the Yahoo-Microsoft deal is sure to steal most tech headlines of the day, there's also a little news involving the other two tech giants: Apple and Google. Apple has decided not to allow any applications for its iPhone involving Google Voice, software which provides the ability to receive and place cheap, even international, phone calls. This thickens the plot further given the competition Google will have on its hands going forward.
Apple's rationale for banning the Google Voice application is obvious: its iPhone already has a service for phone calls, exclusively provided by AT&T. Still, many users are angered by Apple treating its iPhone applications store like a dictatorship. Just because iPhone users can already use AT&T, they'd prefer not to be forced to do so.
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