In light of Larry Page’s comments today calling for more interoperability and less negativity, we look forward to solving this matter together for our mutual customers." We’d be more than happy to include advertising but need Google to provide us access to the necessary APIs. Since we updated the YouTube app to ensure our mutual customers a similar YouTube experience, ratings and feedback have been overwhelmingly positive. Not so, says Microsoft in a statement: "Google has refused to work with us to develop a app on par with other platforms. May 2013: In a bizarre attack, Google CEO Larry Page blames Microsoft for the rift between the two companies, saying that the firm "took advantage of interoperating with" Google by releasing that YouTube app that does not include Google advertising functionality. "YouTube for Windows Phone 8 not only looks great, it works great too, and integrates nicely with your Google account and any subscriptions you may have," I write.
May 2013: After Microsoft delivers a surprisingly excellent "official" YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, I name it as an app pick. That same day, it ships the first version of Google Maps for iOS to arrive after Apple unceremoniously dropped Maps from the core OS app set.
The history of this battle is more convoluted (and boring) than the plot to "The Phantom Menace." But it goes something like this:ĭecember 2012: Google announces that it has no plans to ship any apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone beyond a basic Search app. So much for that brief and wonderful détente between the two companies. Microsoft has released a new version of the app that simply pushes users to YouTube on the web. Well, the long-running war between Google and Microsoft over the latter's creation of an unauthorized/authorized YouTube for Windows Phone 8 has ended in defeat.
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