Google Admits to Sidestepping App Store Rules

Iria · Nov 26, 2008, 03:14 AM

An earlier analysis of the new version of the Google Mobile App for the iPhone showed that in order to achieve some of its functionality, the ability to detect when the iPhone is raised to a person's head to perform a voice search, it had to use undocumented APIs. On Tuesday, Google admitted that it's been caught with its App Store rules down.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Matth · Nov 26, 2008, 04:40 PM

On BBC's Click, "the Woz" (Steve Wozniak, the other big name at Apple) seemed to be supportive of "hackers" finding ways to avoid the app store.

Howcome Apple are so out of touch?

If you have a Java phone, a Symbian phone, a Windows mobile phone, in fact, ANY smartphone other than the Iphone, then you do not need to go to some corporate dictator's "store" to load stuff on it.

Can you imagine the mire that Microsoft would be in if they had done this, so why should Apple be able to make the platform a closed shop?

**Mousey** · Nov 26, 2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Matth

On BBC's Click, "the Woz" (Steve Wozniak, the other big name at Apple) seemed to be supportive of "hackers" finding ways to avoid the app store.

Howcome Apple are so out of touch?

If you have a Java phone, a Symbian phone, a Windows mobile phone, in fact, ANY smartphone other than the Iphone, then you do not need to go to some corporate dictator's "store" to load stuff on it.

Can you imagine the mire that Microsoft would be in if they had done this, so why should Apple be able to make the platform a closed shop?

lol because the lambs that are apple's iphone users accept the rounded corners and proddable screen [bigword]henceforth[/bigword] they accept the ridiculous prices in the store. And since they accept it apple rake in the funds

Nov 26, 2008, 03:14 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Google Admits to Sidestepping App Store Rules An earlier analysis of the new version of the Google Mobile App for the iPhone showed that in order to achieve some of its functionality, the ability to detect when the iPhone is raised to a person's head to perform a voice search, it had to use undocumented APIs. On Tuesday, Google admitted that it's been caught with its App Store rules down. _____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Nov 26, 2008, 04:40 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: Google Admits to Sidestepping App Store Rules On BBC's Click, "the Woz" (Steve Wozniak, the other big name at Apple) seemed to be supportive of "hackers" finding ways to avoid the app store. Howcome Apple are so out of touch? If you have a Java phone, a Symbian phone, a Windows mobile phone, in fact, ANY smartphone other than the Iphone, then you do not need to go to some corporate dictator's "store" to load stuff on it. Can you imagine the mire that Microsoft would be in if they had done this, so why should Apple be able to make the platform a closed shop? __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread