AT&T Gives Palm Pre a Boost
July 30, 2009 at 11:11 1 comment
The news has been all over the interwebs that Apple has banned Google Voice from the App Store, at the behest of AT&T. The reasons AT&T has for this are quite understandable — why should a telecoms company want to make it easy for people to communicate for free? But it gives an advantage to the Palm Pre, for which Google Voice will be available. This will be the factor that leads some people to choose the Pre over the iPhone. The iPhone is not going to be in danger any time soon, but anything that gives the Pre a boost is good for all of us. (I have an iPhone and I love it. But I’ve been delighted at the arrival of the Pre and I wish it every success, because this kind of competition will lead to even better gadgets.)
Entry filed under: Technology. Tags: Apple, AT&T, Competition, Google Voice, iPhone, Palm Pre.
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