YouTube app METROTube, returns to Windows Phone Marketplace
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METROTube's goal was to deliver the same YouTube experience that iOS and Android users take for granted everyday. Unfortunately, without the YouTube APIs, the app had to rely on workarounds which eventually forced LazyWorm Apps, the developer of METROTube, to pull the app from the Windows Phone Marketplace in January. During the hiatus, the developers tried to come up with a better mousetrap, but to no avail. So back to the Windows Phone Marketplace goes METROTube without a method for downloading video or viewing non-mobile videos.
"Our goal from the very beginning was to deliver a rich YouTube experience that could be officially promoted by Microsoft (or Google). It was for this reason that we never supported features such as video download or the playback of non-mobile content and why we have spent the past 7 months investigating alternative avenues of delivering the same rich experience via official means. We were truly hopeful that we could resolve these issues however it has gotten to the stage where we've exhausted all of our options. Essentially, we have done everything in our power to go through official channels without any luck. We don't want to see the project that has consumed a year and half of our lives go to waste like this and so we've decided to re-launch Metrotube for free. We hope the app receives a big enough response from the Windows Phone community justifying the need for Google or Microsoft to show us a little more support"-Lazy Worm Apps
source: LazyWormapps via WPCentral
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4 Comments
1. Bluesky02 posted on 06 Jul 2012, 03:49 1 0
Pains me to see developers going through that,
But Google will not allow this, which is why Microsoft backfire at Google on Windows 8 RT API for not allowing other browser than Internet Explorer
2. DIYguy posted on 06 Jul 2012, 05:37 1 0
Why does it matter who made the app if it is good and works? It doesn't have to be an official app to be good...
3. codymws posted on 06 Jul 2012, 10:08 0 0
I like the Prime Tube app for Windows Phone. It's a really beautiful YouTube client.
4. sprockkets posted on 06 Jul 2012, 21:36 0 0
Um, this article is full of run on's and bad grammar. Please fix, PLEASE.
