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Why do people consider it a right to have constant access to a Twitter API? Twitter is a private, for-profit company, not a charity, no?
by gms 14y ago
Why do people consider it a right to have constant access to a Twitter API? Twitter is a private, for-profit company, not a charity, no?
- MichaelApproved 14y agoEven a charity has the right to do what they want (sans contracts). The outrage is because they changed their possession and it's serving as a warning to other developers who are interested in developing on their platform. It's important to point out when a business is hostile or friendly to API developers so they'll know if it's worth their time to develop a product based on said API.
- 001sky 14y agoThe answer lies somewhere between http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold-up_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold-up_problem.
- macspoofing 14y agoNobody I've read is claiming they have a right to access Twitter API. Twitter is legally entitled to do whatever the hell they want. Most of what I've read falls in one of two categories: 1) Criticism of Twitter for implementing a policy that has generated so much ill-will for the company, and essentially prevented 3rd party devs from solidifying Twitter as a kind of a microblogging platform of the Net. Clearly Twitter believes this will serve them better. Most people disagree. 2) Warning for trusting closed platforms.