Google is seeking to block Microsoft YouTube app for Windows Phone 8

zom

The app is still in the market, so download and install it if you did not do it already:

“Content creators make money on YouTube by monetizing their content through advertising. Unfortunately by blocking advertising and allowing downloads of videos, your application cuts off a valuable ongoing revenue source for creators, and cause harm to the thriving content ecosystem on YouTube.”

“We request that you immediately withdraw this application from the Windows Phone Store and disable existing downloads of the applications by Wednesday, May 22, 2013.”

More here:

http://www.zdnet.com/google-to-microsoft-blocking-ads-with-windows-phone-youtube-app-is-a-no-no-7000015457/

and here:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/youtube-windows-phone-8-app-to-be-immediately-withdrawn-says-google

Justin10

Windows know their breaking Googles policy and relations between the two isnt great. Cant really blame Google when a company is breaking their policies of usage.

wandatowell

Why cant Google just ask Microsoft to amend their Youtube app so its plays within the rules???



Seems a more simple solution to me

PaulieC

MS claims it did it because Goog won't give them the APIs.
like kids in the schoolyard. Metro tube is a far superior app IMO

testicle

wandatowell wrote: »

Why cant Google just ask Microsoft to amend their Youtube app so its plays within the rules???



Seems a more simple solution to me

They can't because they aren't giving them access to their advertising APIs. The ball is firmly back in Google's court now

AntiVirus

wandatowell wrote: »

Why cant Google just ask Microsoft to amend their Youtube app so its plays within the rules???



Seems a more simple solution to me

They did ask and Microsoft are doing that now

FGR

Thank goodness for Metrotube. It was what saved me from going crazy with Google refusing to associate with Windows Phone in any way.

AntiVirus

Looks like Microsoft are not going to comply with google and are going to take them to court. Microsoft said they would be happy to include the advertising but need google to give them access to their api's.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/microsoft-google-youtube/

wandatowell

The letter stated that the Microsoft-made app violated YouTube’s terms of service by stripping out ads and letting people download videos

Isn't it funny how Google doesn't have a problem with Firefox add-ons that allow you to do the exact same thing,

May have something to do with this http://www.businessinsider.com/google-is-paying-300-million-a-year-for-firefox-placement-2011-12 :rolleyes:

Dan_Solo

Is it illegal to strip ads from content though at all? Wouldn't those ad removing Digital Boxes be under the same laws? Or Adblock?

JTMan

Let us not forget that MS are yet to open up Skype for other chat applications to connect to it. Meanwhile, Google have opened up Google Talk to 3rd party application connectivity.

MS are not saints with interoperability.

AntiVirus

Fungus wrote: »

Let us not forget that MS are yet to open up Skype for other chat applications to connect to it. Meanwhile, Google have opened up Google Talk to 3rd party application connectivity.

MS are not saints with interoperability.

Skype wrote:

Overview of the Skype API

The Skype API provides a mechanism for 3rd party scripts, applications and devices to control Skype UI functions and implement additional or improved features to complement the Skype.

http://dev.skype.com/desktop-api-reference#Overview