フツーの Web アプリなので、App Store は不要です！
昨年の夏に大騒ぎしていた iPhone 上の Google Voice ですが、フツーの Web アプリにして App Store をバイパスしていまうという、Google の一本勝ちで決着しそうな感じです。 今朝の US ニュースサイトは、この件で大賑わい。 明日に予定されている iSlate の発表に合わせてという、なにか Google の怨念を感じさせる展開となってきました。
いろいろな記事で溢れていますが、Information Week の Google Circumvents Apple, Offers Google Voice iPhone App が、とりあえずは解り易いという感じです。HTML 5 のアドバンテージを活かすことで、Web アプリとしての Google Voice が成立したと解説されています。
以下は、今朝（27日 6時頃）の、 Google News の検索結果です。
Google raises stakes with Apple as it launches new unofficial iPhone app
Sydney Morning Herald – Stephen Hutcheon – 21 minutes ago
Google’s decision to release a new unofficial app for the iPhone on the eve of Apple’s tablet computer launch is fuelling speculation about the …
Google Voice, iPhone finally get along – but without Apple’s blessings
Christian Science Monitor – Chris Gaylord – 30 minutes ago
Google Voice: iPhone version cuts out App Store in favor of an Web-browser approach. Google Voice, iPhone edition. Good for iPhone users, bad for Apple? …
Google’s Voice speaks from iPhone
Register – 35 minutes ago
Google has launched a new app that give US-based iPhone and Palm Prē and Pixi users access to its Google Voice service. But no, it’s not the long-awaited …
"As a former board member, I have a special spot for Apple in my heart," he said. "I will tell you that Apple is a very well-run company and they have a lot of very good stuff coming."
more by Eric Schmidt – 21 minutes ago – Sydney Morning Herald (15 occurrences)
Google Voice Is Back on the iPhone, Mostly
New York Times (blog) – 42 minutes ago
Google Voice (formerly GrandCentral) has always been beyond awesome. Imagine: You pick out a new phone number. Anytime your friends call that number, …
Google Voice slips past Apple onto iPhone
Sydney Morning Herald – 1 hour ago
Google on Tuesday slipped its Voice service onto iPhones by using the Web to sidestep Apple’s rejection of mini-program to be given away free at the App …
Google Voice Rolls out IPhone Web App
PC World – Dan Moren – 3 hours ago
On Tuesday, Google unveiled the snazzy new interface for Google Voice for the iPhone and Palm Pre. …
Google Voice Finally Gets to the IPhone With Browser App
PC World – Juan Carlos Perez – 5 hours ago
Google has found a way to let iPhone owners use Google Voice, the telephony management service whose iPhone-specific …
Blogs
Seams visibile in Google Voice app for iPhone browser
Los Angeles Times (blog) – 1 hour ago
It looks like Google got tired of waiting for Apple to approve or reject the Google Voice iPhone app it submitted for consideration last June, …
Google Voice Comes to iPhone, Palm Pre
New York Times (blog) – Miguel Helft – 4 hours ago
The spat that erupted last summer among Google, Apple and AT&T over Google Voice remains unresolved, which means the app for the popular …
Google Circumvents Apple, Offers Google Voice iPhone App
InformationWeek (blog) – Eric Zeman – 5 hours ago
It’s good to see Google thumbing its nose at Apple a little bit here. The two tech giants are butting heads more and more these days, and I am sure the …
こんな展開になると、Bing／iPhone 連合軍と、Google との対決というシナリオにも、なんかリアリティが感じられますね。 ーーー A.C.
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