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If you have a business model that's based on a one sided relationship, then the chances of it going sour is significantly higher. Plenty of companies start out
by nicholassmith 14y ago
If you have a business model that's based on a one sided relationship, then the chances of it going sour is significantly higher. Plenty of companies start out relying on 3rd party APIs and most of the time it's a happy relationship, but see what happened when the 3rd party needs monetise like Twitter did.
- lazyjones 14y agoThe scary thing is that most sites have such vital relationships, e.g. with TLD registries. Can you actually rely on nic.ly or nic.in keeping your domain safe forever?
- nicholassmith 14y agoIt's not so much one way with the TLD registers though, there's a formal business relationship where a price is agreed for a level of service (usually). Granted, a lot of the power remains in their court, but there's a two way relationship going on. The problem with the 3rd party API is for the most part it's all free, thus leading to the power remaining solely with the provider. It's amazing how much businesses often depend on single sources for services, TLD's is a great example.