[Infowarrior] - more on.... Google blocks Windows Phone from Maps, limits Gmail

[Richard Forno]

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> From: Monty S
> Google Maps is not blocking Windows Phone, Google says
> 
> By Salvador Rodriguez
> January 4, 2013
> 
> Google is denying reports online Friday that say the company started 
> blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps amid tension 
> in its relationship with Microsoft.
> 
> Nothing has changed with the Google Maps service, the company told 
> The Times. Google Maps simply was never designed to work with the 
> Internet Explorer browser on the Windows Phone, according to Google.
> 
> The company's specific technical explanation: "The mobile Web version 
> of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and 
> Safari. However, since Internet Explorer is not a WebKit browser, 
> Windows Phone devices are not able to access Google Maps for the 
> mobile Web."
> 
> ...
> 
> http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-maps-windows-phone-not-blocking-20130104,0,5808027.story
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