Apple Takes It Like a Man-Whore

In the latest scrum with market dominance and an ever-increasing ego, Apple is now making excuses why it removed Google Voice from the Apple Store. According to Apples' Vice President of Worlwide Government Suckiness, Catherine Novelli, their agreement with AT&T included a provision that forbids them to offer services (or apps) that allow iPhone users to initiate or terminate VoIP sessions without the express permission of AT&T. "Daddy can I use my phone for the purpose it was designed for?"

AT&T, however, said it regularly reviews its policies regarding certain features and capabilities, leaving open the possibility of allowing the use of VoIP on its network.

"We plan to take a fresh look at possibly authorizing VoIP capabilities on the iPhone for use on AT&T's 3G network," Cicconi said.

Of course they do ... for another $20 per month. Never mind that iPhone is the only smart phone in the AT&T line-up that is banned from using VoIP.