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Name one billion dollar business that is a success today when 80% of its product is an API call to an externally owned service? I get the frustration and pain
by jhall1468 8y ago
Name one billion dollar business that is a success today when 80% of its product is an API call to an externally owned service?
I get the frustration and pain with this, but let's be honest, if your business was totally reliant on Google Maps it probably wasn't a great business to begin with. Way too many eggs in a basket you don't own.
- geggam 8y agoAWS is an API
- jhall1468 8y agoNo, AWS is infrastructure as a service. We're talking about companies that utilized Google Maps as effectively their primary product.
- salvar 8y agoI a billion dollar business the only definition of a successful one?
- jhall1468 8y agoNever said it was. My point was extremely successful businesses don't build their business on an external product.