Monthly Archives: August 2009

Apple to FCC: Drop Dead

“It’s not the crime that gets you, it’s the cover-up” – Washington saying originally referring to Watergate Google Voice continues to get attention for sensible reasons – and much more attention for what are becoming almost senseless ones. The FCC … Continue reading

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While titans clash, Google Voice gains traction

A lot of news this week about the overall battle that Google is fighting Apple and AT&T in, including global implications involving Australia and China. Also, though, some thoughtful insights into the importance of Google Voice for users. With the … Continue reading

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Getting the most out of Google Voice

There continues to be a ton of “Apple is evil” commentary, though much of it is the journalistic equivalent of retweeting. The Atlantic sums up the pro and con nicely. Even my “smoking gun” entry, below, got a record number … Continue reading

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The Smoking Gun

Apple has taken a lot of heat for its decision to reject the Google Voice dialer app from Google, as well as for retroactively removing three existing Google Voice apps, two weeks ago. The reper- cussions continue to rever- berate and grow, … Continue reading

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Daily Update: 9 Reasons Not to Use GV

TruVoIPbuzz: 8 Reasons Why You Should Not Use Google Voice as Your Primary Number http://truvoipbuzz.com/2009/08/8-reasons-why-you-should-not-use-google-voice-primary-number-opinion/ Writer, and long-time GrandCentral and Google Voice user, Alok Saboo cites 8 reasons not to use GV as your primary number: Possible SMS receiving problems, … Continue reading

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Daily Update: Let Freedom Ring!

While there were again dozens of stories mentioning Google Voice in the last day, most of them reprise the issues already brought up since The Event on Friday. There were just a few interesting and new comments on Google Voice … Continue reading

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Daily Update: Brilliant marketing by Google

After yesterday’s monster post, I determined to be more selective and only write up stories that directly related to Google Voice. Seemingly in response, dozens of stories came up, either quite specific about Google Voice or tying it quite nimbly … Continue reading

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Daily Update: On FCC news, biggest ever

There was a huge flow of news today on the FCC’s look into the Google Voice apps rejection. I’ve rounded up the most important takes from scores of articles and postings to give you a feel for the big picture within … Continue reading

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Daily Update: Seven reasons to ditch your iPhone

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Announcing Google Voice Daily (gvDaily)

gvDaily is announced as Apple rejects Google’s app, ejects three others, and receives a letter of inquiry from the FCC. (Along with AT&T and Google.) Continue reading

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