I think this article is a little bit naive. Google sent the email during IO, because the overwhelming flow of Google news simply obliterates any other news. Nobody cares about a Window Phone app while we are talking about new Android Studio, new Google Map, new G+ interface, new Gmail features, new apis, etc... "Microsoft violated YouTube license? Bad for them, now move on and let's talk about Android game development with Google Play Games".
The trap it's defused.
So the implication of the article is that Microsoft deliberately made a YT app that they knew Google would be forced to C&D just so they could use that as a cog in a PR campaign? Seems penny wise pound foolish if true.
So how did Microsoft get Google to promote the Scroogled campaign? The article claims this is what happened but there is no information about it or proof or any sort of logical link, only about MS publishing the C&D letter.
Oh. My. F*. God.<p>Just look at the comment section below the article. It's chockfull of microsoft's PR drones and MVPs saying all kinds of nasty things about Google and Apple and not really disclosing their affiliations with microsoft.
My fave comment from previous dicussions:<p>cooldeal 8 hours ago | link<p>From Google's About page:
"Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful."<p>Last time when Google was intentionally blocking Google maps and then deprecated ActiveSync on Windows Phone someone suggested Google should updated it to the following:(which seems quite true given how much of the world's crowdsourced video content is on YouTube):<p>"Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, except on Windows Phone".
Earlier discussions:<p>C&D takedown to Microsoft by Google: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715168" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715168</a><p>Microsoft's response(Lying at #40 on second page because of heavy flagging by Google fans in spite of it having more votes than many stories on front page):<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715889" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715889</a>