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Google says Apple rejected its Google Voice app

by Sylvie Barak on 19 September 2009, 13:49

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Google voices its thoughts

Ending all the "he-said's she said's" of the past few months, Google has finally dropped its request for confidentiality from the FCC over the rejection of its Google Voice application from the Apple app store.

With the veil of secrecy finally lifted, what becomes apparent is not only that Apple rejected Google's Voice app back in July, but that the iPhone maker had given a completely different version of events when asked for its side of the story a while back.

The letter, sent on August 21st from Google to James Schlichting of the FCC confirmed that Apple's senior vice president of global marketing, Phil Schiller, had clearly informed the Internet search giant that its application had been rejected, even though, in the same month, Apple was still maintaining the app was undergoing review.

"Contrary to published reports, Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application and continues to study it," a letter from Apple to the FCC reads.

Google Voice, which generates a single phone number for users to be used across multiple devices, has become a big hit on Google's own Android operating system. The app is also capable of transcribing voice messages into text format, perfect for those too busy to play back and listen to their answering machines.