Google Voice Alternative Line2 Is Now Live On The App Store

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The article seems to downplay the lack of SMS and the fact that Line2 provides a distinctly new feature set that Apple may have no intention to provide. Instead they stick with the very media friendly overly simplistic story of "Apple is scared of Google". SMS is a huge moneymaker for ATT and shouldn't be ignored as potentially the primary reason for Google Voice being rejected.

What new distinct feature set? All I saw in the article was "Line2/Toktumi is business-class Google Voice minus SMS." The only feature GV doesn't have that was mentioned was the ability to build a phone directory menu - which I would expect from a "business-class Google Voice".

Also, both ATT and Apple swore (cross their heart, hope to die) to the FCC that it was 100% Apple, 0% ATT in the GV decisions.

Oh, and there are other apps in the store that provide free SMS, so it's not like Apple's all gung-ho about blocking the SMS leechers.

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