>Nobody can possibly think it is a good idea to use someone's API to create a product that directly competes with the API providers' paid offering. I thought a

>Nobody can possibly think it is a good idea to use someone's API to create a product that directly competes with the API providers' paid offering. I thought as much. If they allow it, then great, but you're asking for trouble. The cross-platform messaging app Kik was pulled from Blackberry App World for similar reasons: http://www.kik.com/blog/2010/11/rim-blackberry-kik/ http://www.kik.com/blog/2010/11/rim-blackberry-kik/ Edit: Added 'App World' clarification.