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.... and it is evil on the part of the company providing the API to copy features from the best apps written for that API and cut off those developers by simply
by idibidiart 11y ago
.... and it is evil on the part of the company providing the API to copy features from the best apps written for that API and cut off those developers by simply amending their ToS to say that such and such is not allowed... after they've co-opted that feature.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoEvil, standard industry practice. Pot-ay-to, pot-ah-to.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoI think the tone of this comment was lost in translation. I'm not saying I agree with this practice, it's abhorrent. But it has happened enough times over the years that a company building something on top of a free API has to basically expect things to go south like this.