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by userbinator 2164 days ago
Claiming that NewPipe is stealing is like saying that using WINE is stealing from Microsoft.
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Bad analogy. WINE doesn't use Microsoft's services to run, and it doesn't cause the application to run in a different manner than intended; NewPipe connects to Google's servers to fetch video, and unlike the way Google intends, it doesn't show the other content in the page (ads, etc).

NewPipe uses Google resources; WINE itself only uses resources on your personal computer.