

We could list a dozen other examples, but the today we’re focused on YouTube. This isn’t the first time Windows Phone users have been shafted by the Mountain View company not willing to develop for the platform.

It’s understandable for Google to be upset at Microsoft for circumventing their ad revenue, but it would be nice for the two tech giants to play nice eventually. YouTube’s agreements with creators give them choices in how their content is presented and distributed, and your application takes away that control.” In addition, your application overrides specific decisions made by some content creators to keep their content from displaying on certain types of devices, which in many cases are due to exclusive distribution arrangements those content creators have with third parties. Unfortunately, by blocking advertising and allowing downloads of videos, your application cuts off a valuable ongoing revenue source for creators, and causes harm to the thriving content ecosystem on YouTube.

“Content creators make money on YouTube by monetizing their content through advertising.
