"When a company grows large enough, the APIs and user-generated tools that propelled its growth get treated like a threat." Pretty much everything that helps a

"When a company grows large enough, the APIs and user-generated tools that propelled its growth get treated like a threat." Pretty much everything that helps a company grow is seen like a threat when "it helped us yesterday, but now can help others". Just like the competition hypocrisy: small companies love competition and fully support it, then they grow and do whatever they can to destroy it.