It’s not the first or last time we’ve seen smaller companies change their approximation, especially if a big name like Google decides to set a step in your territory. Unfortunately, it seems Vlingo has become the latest victim as Google has recently released the Voice Actions app, very similar to Vlingo’s $10 Vlingo HQ app, but for free. Immediately hereafter, Vlingo responded to this announcement by also offering its application for free.

According to a blog post of CEO Dave Grannan of Vlingo, he surprisingly congratulates Google on its ‘accomplishment.’ He explains the drastic price drop is a way to let Android users effectively and equally compare the features of the two products. He also pointed out that its app offers an advantage over that from Google’s with ”You can try Vlingo now if you’ve got Android 2.0 or above, but Google’s service only runs on Froyo”

So Android users, what do you think? Will you use Vlingo HQ over Voice Actions now that’s free?

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