When I wrote about the new voice capabilities of Google’s iPhone search app on Friday, I was a little surprised it was not yet available on the AppStore. But it was relatively early in the day and I figured it would show up at some point. This morning, Charlie Sorrel writes at GadgetLab that Apple “forgot” to put Google’s app on the store.
Can that really be true? Sorrel refers to the fact that Google is subject to what he calls the “same arbitrary application approval scheme as everyone else,” and calls attention to a post by Michael Arrington at TechCrunch naming Google as the aggrieved party, saying “Apple really screwed up.”
I wonder. Might it not have been prudent for Google’s PR machine to have confirmed its application had been approved and was going to be available before kicking into high gear? Apple has thus far no comment on the situation and, as of this writing the voice search-enhanced Google Mobile app is not available on the AppStore.
Lonnie Lazar is a writer-musician-web designer-attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie’s photos on Flickr.
