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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957213#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa[/url]
Now how about dropping the stupid Google Maps ban for Windows Phones?
[QUOTE=Legolas;39154238]Now how about dropping the stupid Google Maps ban for Windows Phones?[/QUOTE] They're not [url]http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-maps-windows-phone-not-blocking-20130104,0,5808027.story[/url]
[QUOTE=areolop;39154389]They're not [URL]http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-maps-windows-phone-not-blocking-20130104,0,5808027.story[/URL][/QUOTE] The compatibility thing is bullshit. It works perfectly fine on Windows Phones if you change your user agent. The site is knowingly set up to redirect traffic if it detects that you're using Windows Phone IE. And what do you know, suddenly it works on Windows Phones as of just a little while ago: [URL]http://www.liveside.net/2013/01/09/google-maps-returns-to-windows-phone-does-anyone-care/[/URL] I'm a Google fan with much criticism for Microsoft, but I can't ignore the evidence. They may not "officially support" WP IE, but that doesn't mean they should block the service entirely. And given other news about Google vs. Microsoft lately, it really doesn't make them look good; users shouldn't have to suffer for corporate squabbling.
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