Almost since day one there have been consumer complaints about the iPhone, the App Store, AT&T. The iPhone is a revolutionary device and revolutions come with a certain amount of passionate “discussion.” But, for some users the time to talk is over. Steven Frank ,  Michael Arrington ,  OM Malik  are longtime iPhone users with a large sphere of influence. And they’re walking away from their iPhones. They’re not the only ones, just the latest to get fed up with Apple’s wall of silence and AT&T’s double-standards.

@willgcrawford, @ericcarroll and I (@miketobias) had lengthy conversation about telecommunication companies. We all agreed that there is too much power given to this utility. These companies should not be restricting applications like Google Voice, an app that allows you to set up a 10-digit phone number, make free calls to other users, and send free text messages. News broke recently that the Apple app store will not have Google Voice in its catalog .

While John Gruber is busy predicting the slow decline of Microsoft , I’ve been meaning to blog about what I’ve been noticing with the iPhone: the slow decline of the iPhone–particularly with early adopters and the tech influentials. Today Michael Arrington is expressing his frustrations with Apple, AT&T and the iPhone. He’s ready to move on. He’s not the only one either. There’s Om Malik . There’s Steven Frank . And there are the comments on Twitter, on FriendFeed, and on various blogs too.

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