Are YouTube taking note of iDesktop.tv?

We have recently been noticing new features appearing on YouTube that iDesktop.tv has had for some time now - Popout Players and Lights Off Features.

Pop out Players

iDesktop.tv allows users to open up their video/playlist into another window.

iDesktop.tv Pop-out window

YouTube now has a button to open the video in another window.

YouTube Pop-out window

Lights out Feature

iDesktop.tv Lights out Feature

YouTube have now released the feature to turn the lights out around the video.

Are YouTube keeping a close eye on iDesktop.tv and our features? - We would like to hope so