Comments on: Google’s the latest hit by the arbitrary iPhone ban-hammer?

By: Web2Logs - Google Drops Truth Bomb over iPhone API

Web2Logs - Google Drops Truth Bomb over iPhone API — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:45:09 +0000

[...] yanked the app briefly, causing all sorts of firestorms. Then Daring Fireball played tattle-tale and told [...]

By: CrunchGear » Archive » Google drops truth bomb over iPhone API

CrunchGear » Archive » Google drops truth bomb over iPhone API — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:31:07 +0000

[...] bar in Safari). But also like a lot of missiles, it came with its fair share of fall-out. Apple yanked the app briefly, causing all sorts of firestorms. Then Daring Fireball played tattle-tale and told [...]

By: bill harper

bill harper — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:59:36 +0000

Apple has turned to shit, plain and simple. They sell a INTENTIONALLY crippled iphone, screw their developers, and now fck up their laptops.

I have been a loyal apple customer, but NO MORE. To hell with you Steve Jobs, to hell with the iphone, FCK APPLE. Apple now sucks.

My iphone 3g is for sale if anyone wants to be raped by AT&T for about 2 years.

Again, SCREW YOU STEVE JOBS. You’ve lost my business and that of countless others.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:18:51 +0000

John is just finally tuning into who Apple really is. Don’t worry John the pioneers take the arrows.

By: Cyber Akuma

Cyber Akuma — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:14:35 +0000

Windows Mobile already dosen’t blow. From a technical/business/engineer standpoint its by FAR the best OS for a phone. Its just not as fancy looking as the iPhone.

By: zato

zato — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:51:25 +0000

“Why all the skulking? Could Apple be taking a page from Stalin’s playbook? The “hushing up inconvenient news” page, not the “purge of millions of intelligentsia page,” obviously.”

Are things getting tough at Crunchgear? Possible layoffs soon?
This click-whoring article should help bring in the basement-dwelling PC gamer/haters. They’re always good for a few thousand clicks anytime there’s some good Apple hating to be done.

By: Header

Header — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:18:30 +0000

Google controls You-Tube, not Apple. They probably pulled it down because it isn’t ready.

This is one of the dumbest opinion pieces I’ve seen. Apple wants to protect their brand, and Google doesn’t want to release anything prematurely. The app has to go through Apple’s on-line store to be installed (weird, but a good control for some of the PITA software out there), so we all have to wait.

As for Windows Mobile – it is a POS. Been using it for a while now. Never has been ready for prime time.

By: brewer

brewer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:16:23 +0000

Yeah, and the RaZor will RULE! And Win Mobile won’t blow anymore… Ha ha ha ha…

By: wm4evah

wm4evah — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:41:11 +0000

You know, Windows Mobile phones have had Live Search with voice recognition for over a year now.Works very well. Say “Sushi” into the phone and get a map of local sushi restaurants with ratings and distances, menus, one-click phone numbers. As usual, Apple is late to the game but grabbing as much PR as possible because of its massive inferiority complex…

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:08:29 +0000

]]] arbitrary reasons

Name an app that was “banned for arbitrary reasons” and I’ll
tell you the (obvious) reason it was banned.

By: CrunchGear » Archive » Google’s voice search app coming on Monday, all Apple’s fault

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:06:23 +0000

[...] Google ran their big push about their new voice search application for iPhone, the plan was that it would go live Friday and all would be well. TC has word that the [...]

By: Trey Parker

Trey Parker — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:38:19 +0000

If apple continues to lock out developers for arbitrary reasons The G1 and Storm will become the smartphone of choice.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:17:34 +0000

The only (very few) apps that Apple has EVER refused to put in *THEIR* online store… have been ones that have violated copyrights, conflicts, obscene, scams, or violated agreements that the *DEVELOPERS* have signed.

The Google app is coming… why can’t it just wait in line (for a couple of weeks) for approval just like all the other apps had to?

By: Apple Crammer

Apple Crammer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:58:49 +0000

My thoughts were the same as John Whitney’s above. Sort of antiquated metaphors you are using. The USA no longer needs to point to other nations when talking about psyops against citizens, etc. Just say “American Style” and you won’t sound like a character from an old talkie.

By: Mike @ WannaDevelop.com

Mike @ WannaDevelop.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:26:21 +0000

You are kidding?? ;)

Google and iPhone = match made in heaven.

By: Cyber Akuma

Cyber Akuma — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:17:07 +0000

Maybe they saw the light and started developing a Windows Mobile version instead…

Yeah, im joking, though I wish it were true. The iPhone is not the only damn phone out there, show some love for other platforms Google! Your mobile maps app is a complete and total joke compared to Microsoft’s own Live Search app.

By: Ori

Ori — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:05:55 +0000

do we start to see Google’s conflict of interests with Android and iPhone?

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

By: Ori

Ori — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:56:21 +0000

do we start to see Google’s conflict of interests with Android and iPhone?

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

By: skepticat

skepticat — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:18:28 +0000

Apple is scarily cult-like. I used-to love their computers, but in the era of the ipod, I avoid their products whenever possible.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:05:59 +0000

John, you are a warped piece of work… unreal in your thinking. Our educational system at work… too funny. Bush was a liberal in his governance so blaming him means nothing. Big spending liveral. Your reference to inconvenient truth is all about power and money. Liberal power and money. Go Gore… he is laughing all the way to the bank.