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Apple has come under a great amount of scrutiny since it decided to banish Google Voice into limbo. Not only did they bring down the attention of the FCC, but their evasive and not-entirely-truthful answers to the government's questions were not lost on the tech media, which was quick to point them out.
But is Apple learning the error of their ways? Have the app store dictators been humbled?
AppleInsider reports on a developer whose app was approved by the app store even tough it was in violation of Apple's licensing agreement. The app, iSimulate, used a non-public API which is reason enough for Apple to reject applications from the app store. But rather than issue a rejection, Apple gave them a thumbs up with a note requesting the restricted API to be removed in a future update.
Apple isn't doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. The FCC investigation presents a serious threat to Apple's fiefdom. Imagine this: Microsoft rejected iTunes from Windows operating system. How quick would the government put a boot up Microsoft's behind if they tried something like that?
The big difference here is that Apple owns both the hardware and the operating system, but the key component is the market. While Windows dominates the desktop and laptop software market, it certainly wouldn't be hard to argue that Apple dominates the smartphone software market in much the same way.
That's the price of success.
The good part: We might be seeing a kinder, gentler Apple in the future (even if we never see a true Google Voice app for the iPhone).
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