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Microsoft YouTube App Strips Ads; Adds Download 381

Posted by timothy on Friday May 10, 2013 @10:08PM from the when-companies-compete dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft appears to be sticking a finger in Google's eye with the launch of its new YouTube app for Windows Phone. The app, ReadWrite has confirmed, strips out YouTube ads when it plays back videos and allows users to easily download video by way of a prominent 'download' button."

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Re:Google will block it (Score:5, Funny)

by dclozier ( 1002772 ) writes: on Friday May 10, 2013 @10:16PM (#43691741)

They just need to move to VP8 delivery only. Microsoft said it wouldn't support it - then we'll really know for sure!

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Re:Google will block it (Score:4, Funny)

by DJ Particle ( 1442247 ) writes: on Friday May 10, 2013 @10:17PM (#43691753) Homepage

Wouldn't Google have to block Win 8 completely? ;) As much as I admit they are popular features, it seems like MS is shooting themselves in the foot yet again.

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Re:Who figured this out? (Score:4, Funny)

by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ) writes: on Friday May 10, 2013 @11:08PM (#43692131) Journal

And if you're seeing ads in youtube...
Youtube has ads?
Who knew?

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Re:Defeating the ads is trivial, allow me to demo. (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday May 11, 2013 @12:12AM (#43692459)

That does not remove the ads...

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Re:Can they? (Score:4, Funny)

by Belial6 ( 794905 ) writes: on Saturday May 11, 2013 @12:54AM (#43692653)

You seem to forget that Google could easily use the three magic words that nullify hundreds of years of precedence. "On a computer"

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by Belial6 ( 794905 ) writes: on Saturday May 11, 2013 @01:35AM (#43692821)

If Google doesn't decide to ignore this, I would suggest they license the rights to the Rick Aston video, detect if the connection is coming from this software and RickRoll anyone using it.

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Re:Who figured this out? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday May 11, 2013 @02:34AM (#43692993)

I sometimes end up at a browser without adblock plut. It's like a totally different internet. (One that should be killed with fire.)

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Re:Google will block it (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Google will block it (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Who figured this out? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Defeating the ads is trivial, allow me to demo. (Score:2, Funny)

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