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First the revision of the language restrictions, then the publication of the App Store guidelines, and now this. I suspect Apple had a run-in with the FCC that gave them considerable cause for concern.

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I think you mean FTC?

It's true that the FTC has expressed concern over app store rules, but the FCC was specifically investigating the circumstances of the iPhone Google Voice app: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/apple-answers-fcc-questions/

And just to be clear, Apple still hasn't approved Google's GV app, which is what spawned that investigation. Will we see the official GV app approved now as well?

At this point, I'd be surprised if Google resubmitted it. The reason being that I feel that the deep integration with Google Voice that Android phones can offer is a fairly good selling point when one hesitates between Android and iOS. (when it was initially submitted, Android phones were much less popular)

That being said, if the unofficial apps get popular, it might then be in Google's interest to offer their own to control the offers and make sure their service is appealing to even iPhone owners.

I thought that as well, and posted a similar comment on a different thread that provoked an interesting response: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1677715

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