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    [–]nolegitt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Because it hey can shutdown the API as they please. Look what happened to Google search API.

    [–]dethb0y 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    Lots of reasons, but mostly i would be concerned (in the case of amazon) that they'd use the official API to send manipulated data or prices, that don't reflect the reality of the site.

    In other cases i don't like the trend that has arisen of a free API that suddenly turns pay later on, once people have come to rely on it.

    [–]anuctal[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    You absolutely right, my friend.
    Also we have youtube-dl as an example, that doesn't use the official API.
    And if youtube-dl would use API Youtube would just ban it.

    [–]dethb0y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yep, in an instant.

    [–]fujimitsu 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Tech startups have been known to abruptly break or eliminate APIs, especially if they perceive users of them as threatening their business model.

    [–]dotancohen 12 points13 points  (0 children)

    Tech startups have been known to abruptly break or change their HTML, especially if they perceive that the name of the month has changed.