Having a public API is about growing new services that can rely on your data. Imagine if they had never had one, would flixter, etc have popped up? A public A

Having a public API is about growing new services that can rely on your data. Imagine if they had never had one, would flixter, etc have popped up? A public API can save you money in the long run by offsetting the risk/reward of trying new things with the data and diversifying.