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Apple vs. Google, Who Will Control the iPhone?

Pieroxy writes "Theiphoneblog carries a nice article on the reason Apple rejected the Google Voice application even though it doesn't violate any terms and services. The article goes in depth over the issue of controlling the hardware (Apple) vs. controlling the software (Google & Apple so far) and how Apple doesn't want Google to take over a critical part of its phone. Just like Google is going into the OS business to make sure it never gets cut out, Apple is also building a huge data center to — they guess — take over some online cloud computing business of their own and be less dependent on Google for these services."

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  1. Re:Who will control the iPhone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And that is why you stick with a crappy product like Vista instead of using Linux or BSD.

    your closed minded view keeps you behind the curve and in the dark.

  2. Apple needs to relent by croddy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    apple are very obviously engaging in illegal anticompetitive behavior here. i need them to relent on this and permit google to distribute this application, or i am going to flee immediately into the waiting arms of t-mobile the moment my contract is up. apple's management of the app store can only be described, honestly, as mentally ill.

  3. Re:This proves that software is where the money is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Please, as if you've ever even touched a mac before, spic. And you're worried about whether OSX would be legal or not? How about your own self? And how the hell are you going to justify spending $600 on anything when you make $12 a week? You should really get off the tech forums, I mean it is pathetic how you try to pretend you're one of us. I don't even know how you are even accessing slashdot in the middle of the day? This is why libraries should have proof of legal status in the US before using the internet. So filthy beaners like you can just go back to Mexico. Maybe you can go work for one of your cousins in the cartel and play shoot 'em up, you'd like that right? Anyway, i'll keep saying it, please leave spic.