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I wonder if Bill Gates was involved in this idea. He has the level of cunning needed to pull this off. Using Google's pretense of "openness" against itself.

• iamshs 13y ago
  It actually is very interesting move to pull. The reply is just so elegant, it is beautiful. They were being strangled by Google, there are no Google apps on MS platforms (WP or OS). And on a day of Larry Page's rheotoric about being friendly to each other. This is Oh Snap moment.
  • CloudNine 13y ago
    Well, the app was released last week or so, Google chose this day to send it(or was it sent earlier and did MS release it only today?).
  • mehrzad 13y ago
    >there are no Google apps on MS platforms (WP or OS) Chrome? Play Music Manager? I guess those don't really count.
    • firloop 13y ago
      Picasa is another example.
    • iamshs 13y ago
      Metro apps. See the new hangouts app? It's not on WP.
      • cma 13y ago
        Can you release a metro app for sale without Microsoft taking a cut? I.e. does windows 8 allow metro sideloading?
      • iamshs 13y ago
        @cma: No. Metro apps cannot be sideloaded if you are not a Dev. Tell me a store which does not take a cut? Steam, iOS, Nook, Amazon, Play store? Besides, Google's apps on iOS are free.
        • arjie 13y ago
          I think AppBrain takes no cut.
      • fpgeek 13y ago
        Can Google release a Metro version of Chrome? One that non-developers can use on Windows RT and/or Windows Phone?
        • freehunter 13y ago
          They released a iOS version, which has the same restrictions. So yes, they could.
  • ebf 13y ago
    There's a Google Search app on Win8.