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by niravs 5928 days ago
It's quite clear that the Google Voice rejection had nothing to do with app itself.
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Good thing Apple also rejected Google Maps.
I know you're being sarcastic, but I'm not sure what you're getting at.
If Apple was trying to spite Google, why is Google Maps in the default install? Why not Bing maps, or Yahoo! maps, or Mapquest maps, or ... ?
Well the decision on Google Maps was made when the iPhone first came out right? Before Android even existed, so before Apple even had any reason to fear Google. That doesn't explain why Apple hasn't now switched to something else though. Maybe cause Google Maps is just too good to leave out? I don't know.

What I do know is that Google Maps isn't attempting to commoditize smart phones like Google Voice is. So Apple has more reason to spite Google by rejecting Voice than Maps.

Plausible deniability?