I just don't get all the hand wringing. You are not entitled to unlimited use of another company's data. They can shut you off at any time for any reason. And if you build your company around someone else's API, an essential part of the business plan is preparing for the day when the API-providing company takes notice of what you're doing and evaluates your use of their service, with the expectation that they may shut you down if you threaten them.
If your only response to this is "go cry to various small tech publications", then you're doing it wrong.
> If your only response to this is "go cry to various small tech publications", then you're doing it wrong.
I don't think so. The main issue is that people think that there are APIs because companies promote their interoperability to gain developers. Companies are not being sincere and nobody is taking notice. To not repeat this and other opinions I post one of my recent posts on the subject: "Reverse Engineering and The Cloud" http://blog.nektra.com/main/2012/06/01/reverse-engineering-a...
If your only response to this is "go cry to various small tech publications", then you're doing it wrong.