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First Google Voice App Hits the App Store

Posted by timothy on from the waiting-for-cheaper-data dept.

silverpig writes "The first Google Voice app has hit the app store, and it's called GV Connect. Providing a front end to the Google Voice service, GV Connect allows users of devices running Apple iOS platform to have a native app with which to interact with Google Voice. What will be interesting to note is the order that these apps are approved in. I know Sean Kovacs was first out with GV Mobile back before Apple banned Google Voice, and while he is in the approval pipeline, this other app has some first mover advantage. I wonder what it means when Google gets their app officially approved, as surely it'll be free."

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  1. Fail by Kickboy12 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No Push Notifications = Fail
    Basically just a front-end for the web interface. Not worth the money.

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    1. Re:Fail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      In terms of software obviously having an open platform is way better.

      The carriers certainly agree, and they love the fact that Android is open, because it allows them to maintain control of the device and lock users to their own services!

      Yay for open source: maintaining the "wireless carriers fuck over their customers" status quo. What a triumph of the noble ideals of FOSS.

      If all you can say is "Android is open," as an improvement over iOS, then it's not an improvement, because for the vast majority of people, it's just as locked down as an iPhone. For about .001% of the phone-buying market, it's "open". For the rest, it's simply a tool the carriers will use to control the customers.

  2. Re:A Better Google Story by wmbetts · · Score: 4, Insightful

    wtf is going on with people pretending slashdot comments are twitter now?

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  3. Re:*Apple App Store by socsoc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is no other "app store" worth mentioning. You are speaking of "Android Market"

  4. Re:*Apple App Store by rickyb · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Probably has something to do with the fact that it's the only one with "App Store" it its name. Notice that "App Store" is capitalized?

  5. Re:*Apple App Store by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Notice that "App Store" is capitalized?

    So is "First", "Google", "Voice", "App", and "Hits".

    This is kind of a nitpicky who-gives-a-crap thing, but I agree. I initially thought they were talking about the Android Market too and was like..uh, yeah, we've had that for like a year an a half...