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Sweet mother of god, what a move to pull. Well played. Looks like Microsoft is pulling the same hand, as Google did with EAS some months ago. Also considering MS has been asking for Google's help since 2010. Brilliantly done.

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I wonder if Bill Gates was involved in this idea. He has the level of cunning needed to pull this off.

Using Google's pretense of "openness" against itself.

It actually is very interesting move to pull. The reply is just so elegant, it is beautiful. They were being strangled by Google, there are no Google apps on MS platforms (WP or OS). And on a day of Larry Page's rheotoric about being friendly to each other. This is Oh Snap moment.

Well, the app was released last week or so, Google chose this day to send it(or was it sent earlier and did MS release it only today?).

>there are no Google apps on MS platforms (WP or OS)

Chrome? Play Music Manager? I guess those don't really count.

Picasa is another example.

Metro apps. See the new hangouts app? It's not on WP.

Can you release a metro app for sale without Microsoft taking a cut? I.e. does windows 8 allow metro sideloading?

@cma: No. Metro apps cannot be sideloaded if you are not a Dev. Tell me a store which does not take a cut? Steam, iOS, Nook, Amazon, Play store? Besides, Google's apps on iOS are free.

I think AppBrain takes no cut.

Can Google release a Metro version of Chrome? One that non-developers can use on Windows RT and/or Windows Phone?

They released a iOS version, which has the same restrictions. So yes, they could.

There's a Google Search app on Win8.

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