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Welcome to the new world of proprietary software. If you're running on someone else's APIs, and there is an incentive to charge you for it, they probably will.
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
Welcome to the new world of proprietary software. If you're running on someone else's APIs, and there is an incentive to charge you for it, they probably will.
When you buy your computer/phone/tablet you are not purchasing hardware and software to use as you please, you are purchasing access to a "platform" that can reach into your computer and make decisions based on not-your self interest.
- smacktoward 15y agoNEW world of proprietary software? Proprietary software has been around for a long time, young Padawan. And for all that time, using it has meant knowing that the platform owner could step in at any time and ream^H^H^H^H"monetize" you.