Phil Schiller dropped the hammer on Google Voice, confidential docs disclose

Seth Weintraub
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September 18, 2009
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Really think Apple is still evaluating the Google Voice app?  Is the status in limbo while the folks in Cupertino "study" the matter?  Not Really.  The FCC and Google today released Google's version of the story. To say that Apple and Google aren't on the same page is quite the understatement.

According to Google, Phil Schiller himself dropped the hammer on Google's VP of Engineering & Research, Alan Eustace:

Read - Google unredacted FCC filing [Warning: PDF]
Read - Google Public Policy Blog explaining decision to release letter

Comments (4)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 18, 2009 - 10:21am

am i missing the point or are you pointing that Steve jobs/apple is an obsessive control freak

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 18, 2009 - 12:42pm

Why would the VP of product marketing not approve an app the only reason why Phil sent out letters to devs about app approval was to clear up public perception about the store which is a marketing issues not direct approval or disapproval

Colin F (not verified) | September 18, 2009 - 2:15pm

This article title is bollocks.

The document doesn't say that Phil didn't approve the app.

It says Phil was the one that told Google that Apple were not approving the app.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 18, 2009 - 6:46pm

why does the document so conspicuously say "confidential, not for public inspection"? i could have made this in word pad on windows xp. idiots.