14 DAY TRIAL // Google’s attempts of having a Voice application in the App Store have been denied by Apple. However, the search giant is not letting a small thing like Apple’s rejection stand in the way of its having the service used by iPhone owners, reports are now saying.
According to a piece over at The New York Times, a Web-based incarnation of Google’s Voice application is the company’s answer to Apple’s rejection. "Already, Google says it is readying a replacement for the Google Voice app that will offer exactly the same features as the rejected app – except that it will take the form of a specialized, iPhone-shaped Web page," David Pogue writes. "For all intents and purposes, it will behave exactly the same as the app would have; you can even install it as an icon on your Home screen [...] What is Apple going to do now? Start blocking access to individual Web sites?" he goes on to question.
The report follows a statement coming from a Google spokesperson saying, "We work hard to bring Google applications to a number of mobile platforms, including the iPhone." "Apple did not approve the Google Voice application we submitted six weeks ago to the Apple App Store. We will continue to work to bring our services to iPhone users, for example by taking advantage of advances in mobile browsers." the spokesperson told AppleInsider.
This last assertion is a good indication that the NY Times report may be accurate in suggesting that Google is trying to bypass Apple’s rejection of the Google Voice app for iPhone, in turning the service into a web-based one.
Google’s Voice application is not the only one of the sort rejected by the Mac maker, which leads to suspicions that AT&T may actually be pulling the strings here, due to the low-cost communication services offered through these applications.