Technology giant Apple has announced its new iPhone OS 6 does not include a pre-installed YouTube as part of its bid.
The decision follows the lead of Apple to remove the jurisdiction of its future operating systems, and will be seen as a significant rejection of Google, which bought the video sharing site in 2006 for $ 1.65 billion.
Apple also removed from Google Maps from your IOS 6, was previously included as standard YouTube application from the iPhone launch in 2007. Fans wishing to use the video-sharing site will now have to access it through your browser or download a specific way in the App Store.
Commenting on the fly, a spokesman for YouTube said: "We are working with Apple to ensure that we experience our best to YouTube users IOS."
The news that the change has also led to speculation among industry experts about why Apple decided to abandon the familiar application of your home screen.
Nathan Ingraham, a staff writer for The Verve, said: "Apple may have tired of paying the license from Google, or you may simply want the experience of IOS to be free from Google applications out of the box.
"However, the end result can be better for consumers iOS YouTube application has languished for years without major upgrades -. But now Google can replicate and update its own YouTube application as it sees fit."
Google, a former close associate of Apple technology has increasingly emerged as the main competitor of the company in recent years. Most significantly, the Google Android phone operating system and has become its main rival in the lucrative smartphone market.
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