There were curious incidents like this: https://www.computerworld.com/article/1494461/why-is-google-blocking-windows-phone-s-youtube-app-in-a-word-fear.html htt

There were curious incidents like this: https://www.computerworld.com/article/1494461/why-is-google-blocking-windows-phone-s-youtube-app-in-a-word-fear.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/1494461/why-is-google-... But I tend to share the view that WP was, with the Nokia WP8 devices, finally getting somewhere. The fact not everything had to go through Silverlight to get on the screen was a big help! There was a lot of noise in the industry back in that era that suggested this whole fight was far more intense and nastier than many would imagine (and I have to be careful to not be any more specific than that), but ultimately I believe Android only reached an acceptable state because of the need to defend from iOS and Windows Phone/RT.