“Bet you wished you never did that.”

[elephant007]

Sounds like the kid that you kicked out the school yard football game because he sucks and then he says, gimme my football.

Google is changing the world I tell you, I don't mean just technology, I mean the whole world... for the good it seems, what's their saying "Don't Be Evil"

[drift365]

Maybe this is the first step in opening up the iphone os

[mulhiny]

Originally Posted by Tilde88

Wait... So you are saying that you agree with companies limiting what consumers -who buy the product in full hard cash, are allowed to do on their property [in this case being the craPhone]? If something is mine I will do whatever the crap I wanna do with it... Screw Apple... I've been a PC Tech for about 14 years and to this day I have NEVER taken kindly to anything Apple related... Bunch of goons...

yep..that's exactly what I'm saying. When someone buys an Iphone they know what they are in for. That's the choice they made. I understand your point, but it's just not reality. Just because people want to put crap on their Iphony and Apple says "no" does not warrant big gov jumping in.

[AceXMachine]

Originally Posted by mulhiny

yep..that's exactly what I'm saying. When someone buys an Iphone they know what they are in for. That's the choice they made. I understand your point, but it's just not reality. Just because people want to put crap on their Iphony and Apple says "no" does not warrant big gov jumping in.

Uhhh yeah it does. And you are overstating the fact by saying "...people want to put crap on their iPhone...". I am sure the Twitter app and the plethora of other apps that got denied were all real pieces of junk </sarcasm>. It IS the governments job to *****slap mega-corps trying to impose their will on the consumer. Where government goes wrong is when it does nothing, or comes in and stays in. Like I say, get in, get off, then get the **** out.

[Bigmac70]

I am all for private sector, but if the government is going to make it so there are only a few service providers then they damn well better make sure use consumers have the ability to do what we want with our phones. So if I want to put some Google app on my phone that is capable I should be able to do so without the permission of the phone maker or the service provider.

[Genjinaro]

What sparked this investigation besides the Google Voice rejection, is Apple's silence as to why it an other 3rd party GV apps got pulled after being approved (specifics) and their unwillingness to help the 3rd party GV developers find out what exactly they can do do pass the app through in the same manner that Skype and other similar apps had.

It'd be one thing if Apple was vocal and helpful about it but they're not.
The only thing Apple ever mentioned to these developers was that they were to cough up refunds & still no offer help or detailed explanation aside from so-called "duplicate functions".


So I also support the FCC stepping in. Really the BBB would've been more appropriate IMHO.

[551skydiver]

Wow.... like the new look round here but its the same 'ole politics. Scream if someone is stepping on your toe and snicker if you are stepping on someone else's.

[Alksion]

Originally Posted by 551skydiver

Wow.... like the new look round here but its the same 'ole politics. Scream if someone is stepping on your toe and snicker if you are stepping on someone else's.

Haha well put.

[notrock]

and in related news

Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board
(AP) – 23 minutes ago
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors.
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Schmidt would have had to recuse himself from large portions of the company's board meetings. That's because Google Inc. is entering more of Apple's core businesses.
Schmidt had been on Apple's board since August 2006.

[MordyT]

Originally Posted by 551skydiver

Wow.... like the new look round here but its the same 'ole politics. Scream if someone is stepping on your toe and snicker if you are stepping on someone else's.

but thats what makes it so fun around here.....