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"Google has been accused of blocking the release of a native YouTube app for Windows Phone devices. Microsoft vice president and deputy general counsel Dave Heiner said in a blog post that the search engine giant is standing in the way of a &amp;quot;first-class YouTube experience&amp;quot; on the platform.   He wrote: &amp;quot;Just last month we learned from YouTube that senior executives at Google told them not to enable a first-class YouTube experience on Windows phones.&amp;quot; Microsoft is said to have been in talks with Google about resolving the issue and previously sought advice from the European Commission on the matter. However, Google has rejected Microsoft&amp;#039;s claims that YouTube users on Windows Phone are at a disadvantage, insisting it is &amp;quot;easy&amp;quot; to access the service on such devices.  &amp;quot;Contrary to Microsoft&amp;#039;s claims, it&amp;#039;s easy for consumers to view YouTube videos on Windows phones,&amp;quot; said Google in a statement issued to TechRadar. &amp;quot;Windows Phone users can access all the features of YouTube through our HTML5-based mobile website, including viewing high-quality video streams, finding favorite videos, seeing video ratings, and searching for video categories. &amp;quot;In fact, we&amp;#039;ve worked with Microsoft for several years to help build a great YouTube experience on Windows phones.&amp;quot; Microsoft previously criticised the search engine giant over its decision to dismantle Google Sync. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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