http://mobile.osnews.com/story.php/22193/Google_Voice_Rejection_Came_from_the_Top_at_Apple

Copying the snipplet isn't possible with mobile device :(

http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/09/our-complete-letter-to-fcc-regarding.html

From the PDF http://wireless.fcc.gov/releases/9182009_Google_Filing_iPhone.pdf :

"Apple's representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejected because Apple believed the application duplicated the core dialer functionality of the iPhone. The Apple representatives indicated that the company did not want applications that could potentially replace such functionality."

OSNews article points to
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/fcc-releases-confidential-details-of-google-voice-app-rejection.ars

which in turn states:

"Apple's rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone went all the way to the top—the bad news was personally delivered to Google by none other than Apple's Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller.

New details of the controversial decision came to light today when the FCC released an unredacted version of Google's own confidential letter (PDF)..."

PS: I changed the forum software to now wrap PDF links posted here, so you can expand them to see them directly embedded via Google Docs. http://blogoscoped.com/forum/160425.html#id160427

This is a fine feature, thanks!