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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by geoffpado on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @12:56AM (#16013174)
Microsoft put out their own YouTube app, no development needed from Google. Google then blocked that app: https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/15/4624706/google-blocks-win...
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by megablast on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @01:54AM (#16013335)
Sure, since Microsoft didn’t show any ads for google. I think Microsoft might be pissed if google started hosting free copies of their software on their servers.
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by Mindwipe on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @04:05AM (#16013713)
And allowed downloads, putting Google at billions of dollars in liabilities on their music license agreements.
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by ygra on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @07:53AM (#16014468)
Funnily enough, MetroTube does both as well and continues to work.
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