A Word On Google's Latitude Rejection
Now, that Apple is likely to engage in full-blown war with Google and it's mobile weapons, Android, Chrome OS, and its excellent collection of webapps, I began to think about Latitude's rejection. Early, I examined the possible reasons for Apple rejecting Google's Voice app and Google's encroachment into the OS market. At Onxo (must read), I speculated that it is possible Apple has VOIP and ereading functions for the iPhone platform. Now, focusing on Latitude, I wonder if Apple is set to challenge Google Maps and other mapping selections from the likes of Yahoo and Microsoft. We had all assumed that ATT is the culprit behind GV's rejection. But suppose it's not. Suppose, however unlikely, it's all Apple's doing. Latitude is just so unlikely that Apple will reject something so trivial that may not really have a huge following. So, if Apple rejected Voice because it has its own iChat alternative waiting in the wing, could Apple rejected Latitu...