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== '''Market Insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team''' ==
=== Desktop / Platform ===
==== Google ====
* After much speculation, [http://readwrite.com/2013/01/03/google-escapes-unscathed-from-ftc-settlement the United States Federal Trade Commission declared that Google did not perform antitrust practices].
* The set of Google APIs installed in every official Android device have received some additions, notably the ability for app developers to [http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/index.html digitally sign], using, in part, Google's certificates, all app requests to the developers' back end servers.
* App developers can also now [http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/12/localize-your-promotional-graphics-on.html localize the graphics] for their entries in the Google Play Store/.
* Google has [http://blog.chromium.org/2012/12/no-more-silent-extension-installs.html disabled "drive by" Chrome extension installations] -- extensions installed by third-party programs via the Windows registry mechanism.
* Work has commenced on adding [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=171868 Google Now] support to Chrome.
* Local audio streams [http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=173164 can now be played via the <audio> element in Chrome.]
* Google Wallet [https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/11293078 will soon be integrated into Chrome].
* Google is also building an [https://plus.google.com/100132233764003563318/posts/bnpqH3YQVYg extension that allows Chrome users to "project" tabs to any discoverable device].
* Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is in North Korea this week [http://9to5google.com/2013/01/08/googles-eric-schmidt-visits-computer-lab-in-north-korea-video/ (video)]
* [http://9to5google.com/2013/01/05/google-um-were-not-sure-why-that-company-who-keeps-trying-to-screw-us-cant-use-our-maps/ In a holiday break mini-story], users complained that Google Maps was not working on Windows Phone 8; Google said it was because it was not using a WebKit-based browser, but later relented and said that they would remove the redirects to enable the site to work on Microsoft's platform.
* At the same time, Microsoft complained that [http://9to5google.com/2013/01/02/microsoft-says-google-refuses-to-let-windows-phone-users-access-a-fully-featured-youtube-app/ Google is preventing the development of a Windows Phone Youtube app].
==== W3C and HTML5 ====
* The W3C, for the first time, sent a delegation to the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The [http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/01/w3c_at_ces_six_new_webtv_task.html Web+TV Interest Group] attended the show to promote the open web platform.
* The html5rocks.com website published some interesting demos of [http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/09/Interactive-Globe-with-CSS-shaders-Google-Maps CSS Shaders] and [http://updates.html5rocks.com/2012/12/Canvas-driven-background-images canvas-driven background images].
==== Microsoft ====
* Microsoft posted [http://blogs.windows.com/ie/b/ie/archive/2012/12/13/ten-reasons-why-internet-explorer-10-is-best-for-business.aspx "Ten reasons why Internet Explorer 10 is best for business"], featuring the data from a Forrester report. Microsoft says the report reinforces the need of enterprises to standardize on just one browser, in order to save on additional development costs to support other browsers.
* For the year-end holiday, Microsoft also released [http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Performance/PenguinMark/ PenguinMark], a whimsical browser benchmark for hardware-accelerated HTML5 capabilities.
* Microsoft announced that they have [http://www.thevarguy.com/2013/01/08/microsoft-60-million-windows-8-licenses-sold-reality-check/ sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses since launch]
== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction ==
