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Google, Apple Squabbling Over Possible iPhone App Code Theft

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Silicon Alley Insider   |  Dan Frommer   |   November 26, 2008 11:41 AM

Read More: Apple, Google, Google Voice Powered Search, Iphone, iPhone Search App, Business News

One of the more interesting recent questions in the iPhone geek circle: Is Google's (GOOG) neat, newish voice-powered iPhone search feature quietly breaking Apple's (AAPL) App Store rules? Yes. iPhone programmers figured out quickly that Google was using "private" code in its iPhone app, which is officially against Apple's rules.

Meanwhile, CNet scribe Tom Krazit thought to pick up the phone and see what Google had to say. He writes: "A Google spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Google Mobile uses undocumented APIs (application programming interfaces) in order to use the iPhone's proximity sensor to prompt a verbal search."

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One of the more interesting recent questions in the iPhone geek circle: Is Google's (GOOG) neat, newish voice-powered iPhone search feature quietly breaking Apple's (AAPL) App Store rules? Yes. iPhone...
One of the more interesting recent questions in the iPhone geek circle: Is Google's (GOOG) neat, newish voice-powered iPhone search feature quietly breaking Apple's (AAPL) App Store rules? Yes. iPhone...
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- Persnickety I'm a Fan of Persnickety permalink

Whoever wrote the headline misunderstands what a private API is. There is no 'code theft' here.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:30 PM on 11/26/2008
- alansky I'm a Fan of alansky permalink

Your headline is inflammatory and misleading. The original article says nothing about "theft." Rather, it states that Google used "undocumented" API's that Apple's agreement with iPhone developers forbids them to use.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:58 PM on 11/26/2008
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