Google Might Try to Hurt BlackBerry 10
Recently, Microsoft has been pretty public in their distaste for Google. Windows Phone users have allegedly been purposely blocked from using Google Maps, and having a standalone YouTube app.
Google offered this on Google Maps: �The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. However, since Internet Explorer is not a WebKit browser, Windows Phone devices are not able to access Google Maps for the mobile web.�
Although, FireFox uses Gecko and not WebKit yet Google Maps still works. This has outraged Microsoft, who believes Google is intentionally trying to hurt the Windows Phone platform.
What could it mean for BlackBerry 10 if Google were to begin limiting support? Both Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 are fighting for the �third spot� in the mobile space.
Imagine if many Google products were not available for BlackBerry 10. Google has already ceased development work on stand-alone BlackBerry apps, such as its age-old Java Gmail app. Could you live without an official version of Google Maps, Google+, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Music, Google Reader, Google Voice, and even YouTube?
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Re: Google Might Try to Hurt BlackBerry 10
Originally Posted by
mcsemcp Could you live without an official version of Google Maps, Google+, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Music, Google Reader, Google Voice, and even YouTube?
Yes. The mobile YouTube Web app works fine. Google maps is good but not the only game in town. I use third party apps for Google reader anyway.
Google Might Try to Hurt BlackBerry 10
the only thing that would have hurt me was google maps.
but i find blackberry navigation works very well indeed now, so not too fussed overall.
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