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Microsoft-level evil would be charging people for the privilege of using the API, like with ActiveSync. Google isn't quite there yet, but they're certainly mov
by surrealize 14y ago
Microsoft-level evil would be charging people for the privilege of using the API, like with ActiveSync. Google isn't quite there yet, but they're certainly moving in that direction.
- quotemstr 14y ago> Google isn't quite there yet Like hell they aren't: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/pricing https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/pricing
- surrealize 14y agoSure, they charge for hosting your calendar. I was thinking of the fact that you can write an app against Google's calendar API without having to pay, whereas you would have to pay to write an ActiveSync client.
- workbench 14y agoOhh well thats absolutely fine then if they're killing off all the competition with a subsidised product then switching all the standard access to their own API because they're doing it for ★FREE★.
- Karunamon 14y agoWhat if the API is superior to the "standard access"?
- surrealize 14y agoI'm not saying it's "absolutely fine", I'm saying it's not as bad as Microsoft.