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Startups fold or get bought and shutdown their product all the time. With Google you usually get a year heads-up before your API disappears Sure, both scenari
by chaosite 9y ago
Startups fold or get bought and shutdown their product all the time.
With Google you usually get a year heads-up before your API disappears
Sure, both scenarios are not ideal, and there are usually other very good reasons to prefer the non-Google solution. But it's not like going with Google is a horrible mistake that would leave you SOL.
- fuck_google 9y agoGoing with Google just makes you look like a fool. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
- richforrester 9y ago> (or larger companies) in this space That's what I'm responding to. Of course startups can be far worse. Goes without saying.