趣闻:微软推出WP7版Angry Birds并没有获Rovio授权许可
据recombu网站的报道,最近微软看起来犯了一个错误,在没有获得Rovio授权许可的前提下将目前大受欢迎的Angry Birds(暴戾鸟)手机游戏挂到Windows Phone 7 站点上。
Rovio公司在twitter上发布了声明称微软的行为并没有征得他们的许可。
而据瘾科技engadget网站的报道,微软在10日又通过了techflash网站发表声明称该应用已经被移除。
目前我们还暂时不知道微软挂出Angry Birds主要是因为什么,更具体的原因,请继续关注近期的分享。(本文由游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译)
Oh oh, it looks like Microsoft has made a booboo and put Rovio’s extremely popular game, Angry Birds, on its Windows Phone 7 site. The problem is that Rovio didn’t actually give Microsoft
permission to use the Angry Birds icon and it isn’t even “committed” to making a Windows Phone 7 game. Ooops.
Update: According to Engadget, Microsoft sent TechFlash the following statement: “It appears information was mistakenly posted to Microsoft’s website, and has been removed.” The Angry Birds icon
has been removed.
The company caused a stir this morning when an icon for the popular mobile game was spotted in a remote corner of its Windows Phone site, hinting that it would be available for the company’s new
mobile platform, set to be unveiled in New York tomorrow morning.
But Rovio Mobile, the maker of the game, quickly responded with a tweet: “We have NOT committed to doing a Windows Phone 7 version,” it said. “Microsoft put the Angry Birds icon on their site
without our permission.”
In a follow-up tweet, the company noted that its response had “nothing to do with if we do or don’t, it’s just that we decide that ourselves.”
Apart from causing a minor dustup on Twitter, the status of the hit game is notable because Microsoft will need the support of major games and mobile apps companies as Windows Phone leads its
comeback bid in the mobile market.
I’ve contacted Microsoft for comment. The icon, visible in the screenshot below, was still live on the site as of 8:30 a.m. Pacific time.
Update, 9:35 a.m.: Here is Microsoft’s statement: “It appears information was mistakenly posted to Microsoft’s website, and has been removed. We have nothing new to share, but stay tuned for
announcements from Microsoft and its partners on Monday.” (source:techflash/recombu/engadget)