FCC Investigating Apple's Rejection of Google Voice App
Put your feet in Google's shoes for a minute
If you were Google, and wanted to release an app, and know it might have a chance of competing, due to the fact that your name is well known. Then go to Apple to have it reviewed for approval on a popular app store, but get an indirect rejection, because their partner says "um..please reject that apps because it competes with our services, in x shape and form".
Wouldn't you want to know why, and complain, since it isn't hurting either company to have the app available?
You guys need to stop defending Apple and AT&T. They know they are in the wrong in one shape or another. Apple for bending to AT&T. AT&T for being slick and anti-competitive.
I would like to read about why the Google Voice apps were rejected by Apple, and what compa...
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Wouldn't you want to know why, and complain, since it isn't hurting either company to have the app available?
You guys need to stop defending Apple and AT&T. They know they are in the wrong in one shape or another. Apple for bending to AT&T. AT&T for being slick and anti-competitive.
I would like to read about why the Google Voice apps were rejected by Apple, and what compa...
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This is how this will all play out:
Apple and ATT will not provide a reason for rejection.
They will then be forced to allow the service because they are incapable of banning it.
ATT sends a letter out to all their users which either cuts their data plan down to 2 GB per month and then bills overages OR starts throttling speeds down to 300 kbps after a 1 GB threshold is reached each billing period if you refuse migration to the capped data program.
Every other carrier follows suit with every RIM, WinMo and Android device.
Prices go up for the high usage abusers (like me) and the other 80% of smartphone owners just don't care.
Apple and ATT will not provide a reason for rejection.
They will then be forced to allow the service because they are incapable of banning it.
ATT sends a letter out to all their users which either cuts their data plan down to 2 GB per month and then bills overages OR starts throttling speeds down to 300 kbps after a 1 GB threshold is reached each billing period if you refuse migration to the capped data program.
Every other carrier follows suit with every RIM, WinMo and Android device.
Prices go up for the high usage abusers (like me) and the other 80% of smartphone owners just don't care.
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Since when is Apple obligated to accept any app? They don't need to provide a reason, they simply need to indicate they aren't interested. Jesus, next farmers will be going into markets with federal agents and the market owner will be forced to carry their fruit!
And to address your issues with high usage. The service was never designed to be unlimited. To allow unlimited service would be to open the floodgates for high users, like yourself, to crash the entire network by sucking up huge amounts of bandwidth, creating poor experience for other users. GPRS was NEVER designed for unlimited data beyond simple cell phone applications and browsing. That is why tethering is SO expensive.
And to address your issues with high usage. The service was never designed to be unlimited. To allow unlimited service would be to open the floodgates for high users, like yourself, to crash the entire network by sucking up huge amounts of bandwidth, creating poor experience for other users. GPRS was NEVER designed for unlimited data beyond simple cell phone applications and browsing. That is why tethering is SO expensive.
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The nature of a capitalist market is that the power of cash is the single greatest over-riding factor in the decision of what goods or services are offered at the marketplace. The FCC has a government mandated obligation to ensure that the telecommunications industry remains a market-based open environment.
Call it arrogance. Call it ignorance. Call it lack of fore-sight. Call it unforeseeable circumstances, but the Carriers have painted themselves into a corner.
You CAN NOT offer a product or service and label it "unlimited use of this, that, and the other thing- but you are prohibited from doing this, that, and that even though it is essentially the same thing as what we told you you COULD do as much as you want of."
That's ef...
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Call it arrogance. Call it ignorance. Call it lack of fore-sight. Call it unforeseeable circumstances, but the Carriers have painted themselves into a corner.
You CAN NOT offer a product or service and label it "unlimited use of this, that, and the other thing- but you are prohibited from doing this, that, and that even though it is essentially the same thing as what we told you you COULD do as much as you want of."
That's ef...
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This forum is closed.
