If Google allowed Microsoft to access the full APIs, and Microsoft agreed to allow all the ads Google normally would, isn't this beneficial for everyone? It's not a case of Microsoft choosing not to put ads in the YouTube app, they don't have the ability to do so.
But I know they'll come to an understanding. Google doesn't lose by having all 15 Windows Phone users accessing YouTube with ads.
I'm sorry, I have to agree with this too. I'm not sure whose side to choose but Google is being a bit of a jerk. They did the same thing with Google Maps on iOS, with the difference being that Microsoft can't begin to try and create a YouTube replacement service. Microsoft is right in wanting a service equal to that of the other platforms, and Google is right in saying "you can't do this". At the same time, Google is leveraging their control of the "market" to be unfairly disadvantaging a competing platform.
As a Windows Phone 7 user, I see no benefit in either way, because we stopped receiving apps roughly a year ago. But I'd like to see a settlement reached so Microsoft pays Google money, and Google makes a nice app for WP8.
This push is because of Netflix. Now that they have to dump Silverlight, it's understandable that they wouldn't want to invest into a Flash-like solution just to have it happen again.
Which means I'll *finally* get Netflix on Linux. I see this as a win for everyone but RMS.
I guess this little stunt won't help all the Win 8 users who lost support for Google Cal & Contacts. It's a pity they're both playing political "Cold War" with each other.
Seriously, I'm putting the blame on Hollywood for this one. Contests are just like the SAT - you have to train for it. It's a specific type of programming, and I don't think it necessarily brings the best coders.
The snacks are always a great plus though.
I was just thinking to myself this morning, "Gee, I wonder if there's a way we could separate professors even more from their students"
Of course professors are crucial to research in their fields, but it'd be really nice if the university actually cared about its customers.
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If Google allowed Microsoft to access the full APIs, and Microsoft agreed to allow all the ads Google normally would, isn't this beneficial for everyone? It's not a case of Microsoft choosing not to put ads in the YouTube app, they don't have the ability to do so. But I know they'll come to an understanding. Google doesn't lose by having all 15 Windows Phone users accessing YouTube with ads.
I'm sorry, I have to agree with this too. I'm not sure whose side to choose but Google is being a bit of a jerk. They did the same thing with Google Maps on iOS, with the difference being that Microsoft can't begin to try and create a YouTube replacement service. Microsoft is right in wanting a service equal to that of the other platforms, and Google is right in saying "you can't do this". At the same time, Google is leveraging their control of the "market" to be unfairly disadvantaging a competing platform. As a Windows Phone 7 user, I see no benefit in either way, because we stopped receiving apps roughly a year ago. But I'd like to see a settlement reached so Microsoft pays Google money, and Google makes a nice app for WP8.
This push is because of Netflix. Now that they have to dump Silverlight, it's understandable that they wouldn't want to invest into a Flash-like solution just to have it happen again. Which means I'll *finally* get Netflix on Linux. I see this as a win for everyone but RMS.
I guess this little stunt won't help all the Win 8 users who lost support for Google Cal & Contacts. It's a pity they're both playing political "Cold War" with each other.
Seriously, I'm putting the blame on Hollywood for this one. Contests are just like the SAT - you have to train for it. It's a specific type of programming, and I don't think it necessarily brings the best coders. The snacks are always a great plus though.
I was just thinking to myself this morning, "Gee, I wonder if there's a way we could separate professors even more from their students" Of course professors are crucial to research in their fields, but it'd be really nice if the university actually cared about its customers.