When will Google & Microsoft make peace?

[vEEP pEEP]

When oh when will Google Apps be available on WP? Think W10 will make a difference? Google Drive & Youtube... When?

 

[Laura Knotek]

I've moved this thread to the Microsoft News & Rumors forum, since this topic is not a time-sensitive issue with a device.

I don't think any of us know that answer. We are not privy to any behind the scenes talks that might be occurring between Microsoft and Google.

 

[Slovenix]

Either Google starts caring about their consumer anywhere (their Moto) or Microsoft gains a lot of people and Google will want a peace of that cake. After all, Microsoft apps on Android are there because of the money.

Not sayng that everything is entirely about money, but you cant work for free though.

 

[fdalbor]

What is that old saying "When donkeys fly".

 

[FaisalST32]

Microsoft is trying all it can to make peace. It's just that Google doesn't want to give up one clear advantage that it currently has over Microsoft, 'No Google Apps for WP'.

 

[ila_11]

Just take away Skype from android. Google just being childish and stubborn

 

[neo158]

Just take away Skype from android. Google just being childish and stubborn

That would be just as childish and stubborn, it's better for Microsoft to not act in the same way.

 

[dkediger]

When Eric Schmidt no longer has any involvement with Google. This is a blood feud and goes back to Microsoft\Novell days.....

 

[elindalyne]

Probably not until W10M hit's 10% marketshare unfortunately

 

[tgp]

Probably not until W10M hit's 10% marketshare unfortunately

Probably this. Google is all over Windows. In fact, they still support XP for a short time yet.

 

[bo_woods]

It's hard to say that the growth of windows 10 in mobile will result in google apps on W10M because if W10M grows without any google influence then that means W10M is growing successfully and people who are pushing this growth are all using Microsoft's apps. If that's the case then will anybody even want googles apps when so many are living perfectly with the integrated Microsoft apps that are already there with windows phone?

 

[fdalbor]

I use a Android phone (Moto G), and a Windows phone (640), I have almost the same apps on both phones. 90% Microsoft. Don't use anything Google except maps. Not even chrome.

 

[920Walker]

I'm content with the excellent 3rd party YouTube apps. What else does Google offer that WP/M does not?

 

[bo_woods]

I'm content with the excellent 3rd party YouTube apps. What else does Google offer that WP/M does not?

I honestly have no idea what the google apps offer that windows 3rd party apps+Microsoft apps don't offer.

I guess the want for google apps is so that people on android or ios using google apps won't have to switch to new apps. But the thing is, google apps are not coming unless W10M grows ALOT and if Windows phone grows alot without google apps, then everybody will be using the Microsoft apps that they've been using forever back when google apps weren't available and google apps will just not even be needed anymore.

So essentially google apps only matter if they come while W10M is an infant, because if W10M grows up without google apps into an adult then it will no longer need the google apps as it will be perfectly fine with the MS apps it has grown with since the beginning.

 

[Slovenix]

I honestly have no idea what the google apps offer that windows 3rd party apps+Microsoft apps don't offer.

I guess the want for google apps is so that people on android or ios using google apps won't have to switch to new apps. But the thing is, google apps are not coming unless W10M grows ALOT and if Windows phone grows alot without google apps, then everybody will be using the Microsoft apps that they've been using forever back when google apps weren't available and google apps will just not even be needed anymore.

So essentially google apps only matter if they come while W10M is an infant, because if W10M grows up without google apps into an adult then it will no longer need the google apps as it will be perfectly fine with the MS apps it has grown with since the beginning.

It is well known issue that MS apps are not offering the same experience to most people outside US.

Then if we talk about Gmail, Drive, Docs, Keep, Calendar, Google Camera & Photos
These alternatives to Microsoft apps are just less formal and more fun to use.

 

[Slovenix]

I don't use Google apps except Metrotube and Gmail on my device, but if they became available in proper design language I'd probably switch.

 

[CygnusOrion]

Never. Google & MS are strategic enemies. Hurts MS because Windows Mobile needs Google Apps for the app gap to become less of a problem and Google platform doesn't really have any "MS holes".

 

[CygnusOrion]

When Eric Schmidt no longer has any involvement with Google. This is a blood feud and goes back to Microsoft\Novell days.....

I think people underestimate just how much hatred in Silicon Valley there is for Microsoft no matter what Nadella does.

 

[przemek1234]

When Microsoft will be stronger on web industry than Google

 

[neo158]

It is well known issue that MS apps are not offering the same experience to most people outside US.

Then if we talk about Gmail, Drive, Docs, Keep, Calendar, Google Camera & Photos
These alternatives to Microsoft apps are just less formal and more fun to use.

Nope, still fail to see how Outlook.com, OneDrive and Lumia Camera are NOT offering the same experience to most people outside the US. When it comes to Docs and Keep then Microsoft has the vastly superior Word and OneNote, again how is that NOT offering the same experience to most people outside the US.

Better comparisons would have been Google Maps and Bing Maps or even Google Now and Cortana.