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They do still have noncommercial API access for free (who knows for how long). What is going away is this individual's special access.

• eli 11y ago
  Right, I think the individual should continue to get special access forever. It's a terrible idea to cut off people doing something cool with your platform because of what? Saving the negligible cost of supporting their volume of API calls? A message to developers that rules are strictly enforced? Not exactly a PR win.
  • bduerst 11y ago
    >Right, I think the individual should continue to get special access forever. It's a terrible idea to cut off people doing something cool with your platform because of what? Because "special access" means free in this case. Do you realize you are arguing that a customer should have free access forever, while others customers pay? Do you know what type of liability that is for any business?
    • dangrossman 11y ago
      There's nothing unusual about charging commercial users of a product while not charging non-commercial users. Academic and non-profit discounts, down to making your product free to them, are extremely commonplace. There's nothing unusual about sponsoring interesting projects, or making special arrangements when it's mutually beneficial. Giving a tiny customer free access forever, and getting a bunch of goodwill associated with their brand in return, is not a liability, it's good business.
      • bduerst 11y ago
        There is something unusual with a contract for free access to a paid service that goes to perpetuity, no matter how many times you try to redefine it.