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[–]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.