Google: Apple DID reject Google Voice. Thus, Apple DID lie to the FCC

who really cares about this? 'game, set, match', paul? Really, you need to get a life with this boring crap.

It's quiet in here because no one but Paul really gives a rip. Even Paul's conflicted, because in his mind, both companies are equally evil, but the tipping point here is his personal animosity towards Steve Jobs (who must have once denied him a free iPod to review or something). The enemy of Apple is Paul's friend, so he'll give Google a pass for now. But don't fret. He'll be back with some fake outrage directed towards Google within the week.

It's better to lie to the FCC than to lie to the EC! It's better to lie to the FCC than to lie to the FBI (Netscape ring a bell? There's some excellent footage floating on the web and Discovery Science) Face it, Paul: another FUD failed. Just like the Zune. Move to the other side b4 it's too late.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNVe024RvI&feature=PlayList&p=A85534C3A9... So...this is Bill 'Rain Man' Gates.... This is disturbing shit from a guy you trust your computer software with....

Did you even read your own headline? An assertion. Followed by a "fact" pulled from the assertion. Google may indeed be right. But, until that's proven, this headline is not. How desperate can one man be to hate one company?

So... what if Google is lying?

According to several websites the issue is more complex than Paul "The world is black and white" Thurott would have us believe. Essentially at this point we have three stories. Story 1. ATT's, "We did not ask Apple to reject the Google Voice Ap." Story 2. Goggle, "Apple rejected our Ap." Story 3. Apple, "We have neither rejected nor accepted the ap yet." Paul's hyperbole aside, I personally think that Apple should approve the ap. Now the real issue, is should the iPhone be as closed a platform as it is? Many who have grown up in the PC era decry the closed nature of the iPhone as though this is some affront to democracy and all things American. The reality of course is the PC and the Mac OS for that matter that openly allows a variety of software to be installed upon it is truly an anomaly in technologic history. This anomaly is not necessarily a bad thing, and I would argue that the rapid development IT is largely a result of this anomaly. That being said, the amount of hand wringing and crying over how "closed" the iPhone is, shows a lack of understanding concerning history in general and technological history in particular. What is really funny about Paul's post is the fact that Apple is saying one thing, Google another, and ATT a third. In my experience, unless we can see a slew of uncensored emails and voice mails that are independent of this he said she said bs we really don't know what happened or is happening. This is why, we can say with certainty that MS during its anti-trust trial "lied" because the testimony frequently presented in court was contradicted by official MS memoranda. If I were a journalist, with concern about fact based reporting and with understanding both my bias and presenting as unbiased a view as possible; I would hesitate to call someone a liar until I had a bit more corroboration than a single letter sent to the FCC. What is most disturbing about Paul's post is that he claims to be ALL of these things. Yet, he continues to throw around the lie term in post after post. Perhaps he feels that the potential libel suit is worth the risk considering both the number of page hits he gets and the reality that a public corporation (or a public person for that matter) must show actual malice in order to win a libel suit in the US. Regards Joe Dokes

Welcome to America, where everyone from the President to children lie. Yawn!

Did you post about Apple's response to Google? No, of course not. That would mean fact checking. Not something that's done around these parts.

The most amusing thing of all this, is Microtards calling Apple a liar. This from Microsoft? The pot calling the kettle black. Microsoft is losing the people's mindshare. They are large, boring and the new IBM. No one cares. And that kills them. So they get their drones to spread FUD. Yes, they are the Communist in the tale.

Gee, Paul, where was your outrage against Microsoft when they were caught lying (a real "game, set, match) in their antitrust trial? Hate to break it to you man, but your own writing is now a parody of your reputation.

It's the fact that Paul seems to be anti Apple on everything on his blog. Anything that apple does positive Paul ignores. What if Microsoft blocked Google Voice from it's windows mobile platform? Paul would probobly praise Microsoft saying "It helps protect users by blocking this app" or some BS like that.

- "Whistling past the graveyard". Isn't that the hit tune playing on Zunes everywhere?

Another great article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/21/the-simple-truth-whats-really-going...

Why doesn't the Zune have a built-in Microsoft Points to local currency converter? A. The Tegra processor isn't equipped with a "silly" math calculator. B. The "e" in "marketplace" is pissed and won't give up any space. C. The program compiler only processes lines that are multiples of 500. D. There's an "App for that"! * * http://www.apptism.com/apps/360-points-converter

"who really cares about this? 'game, set, match', paul? " This.

"Game, set, match." Only wishful thinking by Paul. This investigation by the FCC is going absolutely nowhere. Apple has "rejected" hundreds of apps, that were then later approved after modification and resubmission. Although, Apple are probably the liars in this case, they merely have to tell the FCC that the Google Voice app has only been "rejected" for modification and resubmission later. The Google apps will be approved in a different form, Apple will get what they want and therte won't be a dam the FCC can do. "Game, set, match"

Microsoft to bring out two iPhone competitors in Jan 2010. http://www.9to5mac.com/microsoft-sharp-danger-pink-sidekick-turtle-pure Project Pink. Appropriate really, as it's sure to fail. Windows Mobile is old and bad. Two mobile companies have already dumped the OS. More to come I'm sure.

This is truely funny. Here are the established facts. Apple clearly rejected the Google Voice app and other related apps from the App Store. Google says otherwise and giving related documentation to the FCC. Yet if Google Voice wasn't rejected, shouldn't be on the App Store? Isn't that the ultimate proof? If its not approved and not in the App Store, it wasn't accepted. That's pretty clear cut to me. Black and White. Even a child can figure that out. But apparently to our Mac fans here, it wasn't rejected. There are issues. Whatever. How much of Steve Job's rear end are you guys going to kiss? Apple's playing Microsoft's game and probably better than Microsoft ever did. This is clearly anti-competitive behavior. Nothing like the Netscape case, but once again Apple is being protectionist because Google might have service/software that would undermine Apple or AT&T. I say let Google Voice have its due. Put it on the App Store for a trial run. If AT&T or Apple's solution isn't good enough, Google Voice should be a big hit. If it not, Apple doesn't lose a thing. What troubles me is that we're seeing more and more anti-competitive behavior from Apple, and all the Mac guys are giving them a pass. But oh, not Microsoft. Microsoft is evil, right? Well, the more I look at what Apple's doing, the more I see a reflection of the mid 90's Microsoft. I'm going to laugh my ass off one of these days if Apple is conivcted of such behavior. Then a lot of these guys will have to eat crow, again!

Paul I think you've sent the usual suspects into an absolute frenzy with this, to the extent whereby they’re making numerous breathless posts within moments of one other -- posts in which they: 1) Desperately change the subject by posting numerous links to Youtube videos 2) Commit glaring tu quoque fallacies 3) Espouse demented conspiracy theories in which Paul is controlled by the Illuminati, or the Jews, or whoever. And so on and so on. I don't know if that was your intention, but, either way, that was the result.

Wow Prs "the jews"......great statement, I sure mama Hitler would be proud.

@Flyer Mike "Now, Apple is acting far, far worse than Microsoft ever did. If Microsoft ruled Windows with the iron fist that Apple rules the iPhone (both the dominant products in their respective fields), people would be all over them." You might just have a point..... if Apple's iPhone was "the dominant product". However it isn't. The majority of "smart" data connected phone in the US are NOT iPhones. It's curious how you guys will exaggerate market share figures in order to "prove" that Apple is behaving illegally and with 'evil' intent.

"rr0de74@live.com said: Wow Prs "the jews"......great statement, I sure mama Hitler would be proud." I don't know what that means, I'm afraid.

"I dont know why Apple just does reject it and flat out state that the reason its rejected is that is duplicates core features. I dont see how Apple does not have the right to reject it?" It would outright prove that they are anti-competitive, which is what they're trying to avoid by beating around the bush.

"Waethorn", that's the most disgusting analogy I've ever read. Paul, why do you stand for that kind of crap. You're a pig, Wae.