> ... even if the full versions would work fine That's quite a statement, given that Internet Explorer didn't support WebGL, nor rich HTML5 video reproduction,

> ... even if the full versions would work fine That's quite a statement, given that Internet Explorer didn't support WebGL, nor rich HTML5 video reproduction, until 2014 [0]. They are needed for the full versions of Google Maps and YouTube, respectively. Microsoft did create a YouTube app, but it filtered out video ads, which didn't sit quite well with Google [1] It looks to me that the pain was self inflicted. [0] https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-phone-8-1-features-leaked-by-developer/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-phone-8-1-fe... [1] http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/24422_ThestateofYouTubeonWindows10Mo.php http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/24422_Thestate...