this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2024
437 points (94.3% liked)

Damn, that's interesting!

4688 readers
1 users here now

  1. No clickbait
  2. No Racism and Hate speech
  3. No Imgur Gallery Links
  4. No Infographics
  5. Moderator Discretion
  6. Repost Guidelines
  7. No videos over 15 minutes long
  8. No "Photoshopped" posts
  9. Image w/ text posts must be sourced in comments

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
9Q6u7hroWkwW9@lemmy.ml
437
Microsoft holding a “funeral” for the iPhone after launching the Windows Phone 7 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For some apps, quite intentional. I remember some app makers hating Microsoft so much that they'd refuse and also block API access when MS made their own versions of apps for their users.

[–] MooseLad@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

YouTube was a big one for this. The Windows phone app worked better than its Android and iPhone counterparts and Google blocked API access.

[–] smackjack@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Microsoft's YouTube app didn't show ads, and that was Google's gripe with them.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why not block iPhones api access?

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Too many users, too established of a brand. It's easier to kill off newcomers