I believe that iPhone users are familiar with this application. This application has been around for quite some time. However the new version released has caused some uproar among users. Oops should I say that the company has committed something which could lead them to potential boycott by the users. Updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can only unlock the intriguing new features with your wallet.
Users of Blackberry would not be surprised as they also having similar issues. The case was made worst when premium features were introduced that include switching a feature that had once been free to the paid category. To recap, Vlingo's free voice app can search the Web, dial contacts, map a location, and update Twitter and Facebook with your voice--for free. You'll have a chance to edit before posting.
It doesn't help Vlingo's case that one of the two new premium features, which you can get by way of an in-app purchase, doesn't work very well. There's e-mail dictation and SMS copy that copies the transcription of your voice recording to the iPhone's clipboard, but you then have to paste the text yourself into the SMS field before sending it. For $6.99 as a standalone feature, e-mail dictation might be worthwhile; however, its SMS copy feature is not. For $9.99, you get both features, which would be a good deal if the SMS feature didn't require the hack.
Despite the friendliness of the application; it gave the user little option to choose from as to maintain the apps or move on with other apps that are free. From the user perspective, I would hesitate as to choose this apps or otherwise as I do not see any options besides paying for the features that used to be free.
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