It said, it said news: Apple claims there is no Google app awaiting approval

4. MichaelHeller posted on 21 Mar 2013, 16:53 8 4

Get some new material, the whole "Apple won't publish Google Apps" is a myth that hasn't been true in years. (ever since the Senate forced Apple to approve Google Voice)

11. squallz506 posted on 21 Mar 2013, 19:17 0 2

I thought the last incident was with Google maps?

12. Mxyzptlk posted on 21 Mar 2013, 19:28 6 1

No it wasn't. Google Maps was approved with no problem.

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22. rusticguy posted on 21 Mar 2013, 22:47 2 1

There's a difference ... that was because Apple Goofed up on their maps terribly so were left with no choice really.

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16. MichaelHeller posted on 21 Mar 2013, 21:19 3 0

Mxy is right. Google reported when Maps was submitted and awaiting approval, but there was no delay.

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3. MichaelHeller posted on 21 Mar 2013, 16:53 7 2

It's possible, but not likely. Apple has nothing to gain by lying, because it would be pretty easy for a Google engineer to produce a developer console record. It seems much more likely that Eric Schmidt may be a bit out of the loop, what with being in India right now.

28. firelightx posted on 22 Mar 2013, 01:13 0 0

And it's just as likely that the unnamed rep for Apple is out of the loop. Big business like this, dealing with how many thousands of app submissions per month?

Things fall through the cracks in either Apple or Google. No matter where the fault is, no matter who's dropping the ball, I'm not surprised.

32. aahmed215 posted on 22 Mar 2013, 11:11 0 0

You don't need to jailbreak your device to use the Google Voice app.

15. cybervlad81 posted on 21 Mar 2013, 20:53 0 0

I watched the interview and was wondering this too. He hinted at it, yes, but it sounded more like the only reason he brought it up was to mock Apple's approval process. After, the interviewer was talking over him so it was hard to tell, it even sounded like he said he didn't think Apple was worried about Google Now at all.

20. rusticguy posted on 21 Mar 2013, 21:35 0 0

Making a "Hill out of a Mole" is not something uncommon in journalism world ... and such things do become "BREAKING NEWS" :)

18. MichaelHeller posted on 21 Mar 2013, 21:24 1 1

Good point, he never actually said it had been submitted, just that it would be up to Apple to approve it when it was submitted. Let me edit.