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by aespinoza 4783 days ago
I have to agree with you on this scenario. Microsoft could have built the app and respected Youtube Terms of Service. But instead they decided to mess with Youtube's business.

It is sad that Microsoft decided to strip the Ads and allow downloads from their own, because the Windows Youtube App may never come back now.
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lotso 4783 days ago
Microsoft doesn't have the APIs necessary to enable ads.
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zainny 4782 days ago
Is this a confirmed fact? So far I think we've only heard from Microsoft regarding this.
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rbanffy 4782 days ago
Their Xbox guys seem to have the APIs.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/28/youtube-xbox-app/

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ebf 4782 days ago
That app is built by YouTube.
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bentcorner 4782 days ago
I'm honestly surprised by that. How long until a VP at Google decides it should be pulled to align with the company strategy? I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that we won't see a youtube app in the next Xbox for these very reasons.
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aespinoza 4782 days ago
That is very sad indeed if true. Isn't Microsoft trying to break into the ad business as well? I thought I saw something like that in some Surface Apps.
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