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This is a bad example. MS was just using the video stream directly instead of using the youtube player code that takes care of things like annotations, ads, car
by nodja 8y ago
This is a bad example. MS was just using the video stream directly instead of using the youtube player code that takes care of things like annotations, ads, cards, etc.
A better example is the amazon-google kerfuffle over chromecast/amazon devices. Can't recall who "started" it, but the end results is that amazon doesn't sell chromecast/google home, and google blocks youtube from amazon devices. Yes amazon initially did like MS, but eventually had a proper implementation and google still blocked it.
- pjc50 8y agoNo, it's a good example; why is the app obliged to show ads any more than browsers aren't?
- brazzledazzle 8y agoBecause the browsers (users actually) are, but it’s not practical to send a cease and desist for a TOS violation to every user.
- trothamel 8y agoNo, they're not. User choice over what a browser loads has been part of the web from the very beginning.