Clash Of Cultures. Selling Hardware Vs. Monetization Of (Third Party) Information. Apple Vs. Google

Posted: 2012/08/24 in Education / Awareness, Google, New Business Models, Online advertising, Stats / reports, Tech Evolution

Bitter Apple? An update on Google’s iOS Voice Search saga

Here’s a little riddle for you: What happens when you have a company notorious for controlling its app store in self-serving ways — and then a competitor upon whom it’s declared“thermonuclear war” submits an app into that store for approval?

Okay, so it’s not really a riddle. It’s more of a rhetorical question.

Two weeks ago today, Google announced it was bringing its Android 4.1-level Voice Search feature to Apple’s iOS platform. At the time, I raised what I called“the million-dollar question”: Would Apple ever actually allow this to happen?

More:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/mobile-apps/20881/google-ios-voice-search-saga

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