Apple, Google, AT&T Respond To the FCC Over Google Voice 326
We've recently been following the FCC's inquiry into Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app. Apple, Google, and AT&T have all officially responded to the FCC's questions: Apple says they haven't actually rejected the app, they're just continuing to "study it," and that it may "alter the iPhone's distinctive user experience by replacing the iPhone's core mobile telephone functionality and Apple user interface with its own user interface for telephone calls, text messaging, and voicemail." The interesting bits of Google's response seem to have been redacted, but they talk a little about the approval process for the Android platform. AT&T claims it had "no role" in the app's rejection and notes that there are no contractual provisions between the two companies for the consideration of individual apps. Reader ZuchinniOne points out a report in The Consumerist analyzing some of the statements made in these filings, as well as TechCrunch's look into the veracity of their claims.
"Over" Google Voice? (Score:5, Funny)
If they're all communicating via Google Voice, then the app clearly works, so this whole issue is moot. Right?
FCC here we come (Score:2, Funny)
Article summary: Apple points the finger at AT&T, AT&T points the finger at Apple. All the consumer gets is the finger.
Apple declares: "Fuck it, we're evil." (Score:5, Funny)
After bricking unlocked iPhones, kicking applications off the iPhone store that might even slightly compete with anything Apple or AT&T might vaguely think about in the far future and filing a wave of patents on basic well-known computer science, Apple Inc. today filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission declaring that it was openly adopting Evil(tm) [today.com] as a corporate policy.
"Fuck it," said Steve Jobs to an audience of soul-mortgaged thralls, "we're evil. But our stuff is sooo good. You'll keep taking our abuse. You love it, you worm. Because our stuff is great. It's shiny and it's pretty and it's cool and it works. It's not like you'll go back to Windows Mobile. Ha! Ha!"
Steve Ballmer of Microsoft was incensed at the news. "Our evil is better than anyone's evil! No-one sweats the details of evil like Microsoft! Where's your antitrust trial, you polo-necked bozo? We've worked hard on our evil! Our Zune's as evil as an iPod any day! I won't let my kids use a lesser evil! We're going to do an ad about that! I'll be in it! With Jerry Seinfeld! Beat that! Asshole."
"Of course, we're still not evil," said Sergey Brin of Google. "You can trust us on this. Every bit of data about you, your life and the house you live in is strictly a secret between you and our marketing department. But, hypothetically, if we were evil, it's not like you're going to use Windows Live Search. I mean, 'Bing.' Ha! Ha! I'm sorry, that's my 'spreading good cheer' laugh. Really."
Re:The Steve Jobs method of living? (Score:5, Funny)
1) Be abusive generally.
2) Get cancer.
3) Lie about Google Voice.
4) Die?
5) Ascend to heaven in a fiery chariot.
6) Prophet!
Re:Dupe Summary: Apple Is The Bad Guy (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dupe Summary: Apple Is The Bad Guy (Score:3, Funny)
In fact, they don't care so much that they're making slashdot posts about it!
Well, this is Slashdot. I don't have to care to post on something, especially in a forum where anything remotely anti-Apple generates so many entertaining responses.
Re:Apple's "End User Experience"... (Score:2, Funny)
And, additionally, don't become one of the people who log on to Slashdot and complain about a product they don't own.
Re:The Steve Jobs method of living? (Score:5, Funny)
Pssh... keep up. It's iProphet.
Re:Apple declares: "Fuck it, we're evil." (Score:4, Funny)
It was only a matter of time until people started calling apple "evil". While they were less successful, they were tolerated, and not discussed much.
Once they became successful, and started profiting - by providing value to millions of people, that particular group of "anti-success" comes out. You know - the ones that take pleasure at the sight of failure while spiting at the successful achievers in life.
Apple, and companies like them, should be applauded for the incredible achievements they have made, and the value they provide to people.
Re:Reverse engineering (Score:1, Funny)
And that's why they are the asshole here, and not AT&T. And you, the fanboi licking that asshole.
Re:upgrade versus... (Score:3, Funny)
Chaucer came up with woot?
Awesome!
:-)