Sean Kovacs, developer of the now infamous Google Voice Mobile app rejected by Apple, does not intend to sit quietly on the sidelines like an angry mime until the FCC finally gets Apple or AT&T to confess to some sort of secret agreement. No sir! Sean is fighting back on his blog with a vengeance.
Kovacs launched a shot across the bow of AT&T's epic fail boat by posting what looks like a screenshot of an online communication from an iTunes user requesting a refund for his purchase of Google Voice ($2.99) from an iTunes Support person. The iTunes representative Raymond C. allegedly throws AT&T under a fast moving bus with one brilliantly scandalous statement;
"Unfortunately at the request of AT&T GV was removed from the App Store."
The iTunes Support rep allegedly goes on to confirm that the requested Google Voice app credit is being processed. While there's no immediate way to confirm if this screenshot is authentic or simply the handy work of some clever Photoshop nerd, it does underscore what tech media pundits believe has been going on behind the scenes between Apple and AT&T since the App Store launched in July of 2008. The SlingPlayer app debacle is the poster child of such wild speculation.
Obviously, this screenshot only serves to inflame the paranoia of Apple conspiracy theorists everywhere. That's why I have already installed my tinfoil hat just in case.
The truth is out there. I want to believe.
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