USA Today has been up to some Google/Android bashing and Andy Rubin (Google's Vice President of Mobile Platforms) is not going to stand for it.  Rubin responded to previous comments made in relation to Androids availability of VoIP apps like Skype on its public policy blog.  USA Today wrote "Consumers who use Android, the Google-developed operating system for wireless devices, can't use Skype, a leading Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. A pioneer in free Internet calling, Skype allows you to talk as long as you want without draining cellphone minutes." Rubin responded with the following: "Here are the facts, clear and simple: While the first generation of our Android software did not support full-featured VoIP applications due to technology limitations, we have worked through those limitations in subsequent versions of Android, and developers are now able to build and upload VoIP services." USA also made the following comment concerning T-Mobiles implied involvement. "Google's explanation would seem to suggest that T-Mobile requested the block on Skype, but the carrier says that's not the case. "T-Mobile has not asked Google to block that service," says spokesman Joe Farren, referring to original Skype." Rubin went on to say that Google has not rejected any application, from Skype or anyone else, implimenting VoIP, and that no software company has developed a VoIP app for Android but when they did Google will be excited about such innovation.

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