• http://twitter.com/jamiet Jamie Thomson

  When I first heard about this I thought “meh, just Microsoft whinging about nothing” and paid it no more attention but if what they have said is true (big if) then I would say they have a valid axe to grind.

  • Liam

    I thought the same but after reading it sounds like their case is justified.

• GoogleSux

  Not surprising at all given Google’s propensity to give the finger to rules and regulations and fair play. Don’t be fooled, they are all about money and that whole ‘Don’t be evil’ thing, carries no more weight than the bits it flouted on.

• Georgios Kasselakis

  This is good. I’m really tired of the do no evil mantra. The sooner the PR bullshit (that all of the big companies use) falls the better. I just hope it doesn’t end up like apple where abused fanboys beg for more.

• http://outsourcedsoftwareproductdevelopment.blogspot.com/ Mike Bosch – Software Engineer

  What action will take the Google?

• http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1134656374 Mark Edward Sinclair Jr.

  Ummm isn’t YouTube Google property? I was under the impression they could give access to whoever they want, unless private property rules have changed significantly. If music labels get to picand choose who has access to their stuff, why can’t google?

  • Anonymous

    Why, then, is Microsoft forced to make users in Europe pick a browser? Logic would dictate that they shouldn’t be forced to promote their competitor’s products in their own product. Since that logic seems to have gone out the window, I see nothing wrong with forcing Google to open up YouTube to Microsoft, if indeed they are blocking it.

    • Liam

      Exactly, if Microsoft did this people would be crying foul

  • Conan007

    By your logic it means Microsoft can also block Google Chrome, Youtube etc in Windows?

• http://twitter.com/ceaules_baules dilibau cotzcaru

  methinks thou hast a typo: “For all Windows Phone 7 users out there who had installed the official “YouTube” app from the marketplace, you’d immediate it’s lackluster functionality”

  it’s good to see that MS is fighting back, but if they’ve seen that Google has been cutting them off from YouTube metadata since 2006, why the hell did they complain only now?! o-O

  • Damaster – LiveSide.net

    Thanks! Typo fixed now :)

• Kanelp

  I think what also hast be looked at there, is that Microsoft is saying that Google is a monoploy having 95% of the market. Just like Microsoft was a monoploy on the OS. When you are in this possition, different rules apply. That is why Microsoft has to ‘promote’ other web browsers but Apple does not. Also, if Google only made these APIs available to Android, it might be one thing. But Google is also supporting Apple iOS, I think the Microsoft has a point here that they can’t pick and choose. Its either even for everyone or Google needs to close it only to themselves.

• http://twitter.com/xorinzor jorin vermeulen

  microsoft has got to stop whining about everything, if google decides to block them from a website of their own then that isnt against the law.

  • Jonathan

    Umm.. it kinda is since they are allowing it on iOS… look at Kanelp’s comment above. Microsoft isn’t whining, they are only stating the truth.

• delusional2

  Its antitrust, anti competitive,locks out access to other users,and locks up advertisers held ransom to Google,and when you get that big and powerful you think you can do any damn thing that you like and screw all of the other small fish in the pond…….Simple really!

  • http://cid-280a1538334a1cb9.profile.live.com/ Seika

    Not just that big and powerful, but also when you have a lot of friends who would stand up for you (in internet debates) when someone accuse you on something, especially if it’s done by the bad guys (enemy) :)

• Khris

  This is the same as the BlackBerry app. It just launches the mobile site in the browser.

• Mario Albertico

  Why is Microsoft only going after Google in the EU? If it is ruled in Microsoft’s favor, would only European customers benefit from a better YouTube app? And how was HTC able to create its own full YouTube app (in-app player, account access, etc.)?

  • http://www.LiveSide.net Kip Kniskern – LiveSide.net

    Google’s “practices” aren’t illegal unless they’re found to be anti-competitive in a monopoly suit – Google isn’t under any such scrutiny in the US. And if today’s accusations are correct, Microsoft is being singled out re: YouTube, not only HTC, but Apple are able to access the APIs, just not MSFT.

    • Mario Albertico

      Right, and I am guessing HTC would use Android-backing leverage if Google ever approached them about their WP7 YouTube app, but I don’t see how Google’s practices being deemed “illegal” by the EU will extend to other parts of the world. Much like the whole IE-bundling debacle; Microsoft isn’t “forced” to operate in such a way in the U.S. as a result of EU rulings.

• http://twitter.com/qzmufu qzmufu

  While a YouTube app would be convenient, Microsoft would do its customers a bigger favor with rolling out the native flash video support that has been rumored about. After all, other video sites are just as important.

  • Anonymous

    Very true. It’d be nice to watch any Flash video on the web. Though it’s not as if any of the other big-name video-sharing sites seem to have an app for WP7 :(

    • 516

      Well it’s the same for iPhone. Only YouTube. No Vimeo or Metacafe apps.

      • Anonymous

        Sorry to correct you, but there are a Vimeo app and a Metacafe app for iPhone.

        Vimeo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20110329/tc_zd/262456
        Metacafe: http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=315074&expand=false

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