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Google pulls YouTube from Amazon’s Echo Show as competitive spirit turns nasty

on Sep 27, 2017 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Google has abruptly pulled its YouTube app from Amazon’s Echo Show device as part of a broiling feud which has now gone public.

The root issue is a long running spat between the technology giants after Google accused Amazon of ‘violating its terms of service’ leading to a ‘broken user experience’ which has yet to be resolved despite exhaustive negotiations.

This meant that YouTube videos were displayed on the Echo Show without key features such as video recommendations and channel subscriptions which are part and parcel of the YouTube experience on other formats.

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Source: The Drum