TechHive: Google blocks Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone (again)

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Google blocks Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone (again) Aug 15th 2013, 18:46, by Brad Chacos Sometimes, it just ain't easy being a Windows Phone owner. A mere two days after a revamped, Microsoft-made YouTube app landed on the platform , bringing sweet relief to the poor Windows Phone users long saddled with an old and crappy port of the service, the new app has stopped working whatsoever. Why, you ask? Because Google blocked Microsoft's access. Again. "Microsoft has not made the browser upgrades necessary to enable a fully-featured YouTube experience, and has instead re-released a YouTube app that violates our Terms of Service," YouTube spokespeople told bothThe Verge and TechCrunch. "It has been disabled. We value our broad developer community and therefore ask everyone to adhere to the same guidelines." Microsoft The Windows 8 YouTube app that Google objects to. While the situation stinks for Windows Phone owners, it's pretty ironic for several reasons. Google has long refused to release an official YouTube app, so Microsoft has been forced to homebrew a band-aid of its own to keep Windows Phoners placated. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: hed-100037751-small.png

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