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"Weather Underground is owned by The Weather Company, a subsidiary of IBM." i like the idea, but contributing data to a private organization that sells it as a
by notatoad 6y ago
"Weather Underground is owned by The Weather Company, a subsidiary of IBM."
i like the idea, but contributing data to a private organization that sells it as a commercial product and doesn't offer you anything in return seems like a poor choice. This would be a lot more interesting if it were something like the openstreetmap model where all the data was available for public benefit.
- santoshalper 6y agoAgreed. I have no problem with companies engaging their community this way, but the right thing to do is to openly share what is contributed.
- dr_kiszonka 6y agoThe fact they are owned by IBM is quite ironic given the original Weather Underground: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground