Guest Zach Epstein Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/70ef28e0f64be905e6538e5ffd28cd7f.jpgThere's a big problem with building a business on the back of other companies' businesses: You have to play by their rules. There are countless examples of companies losing their cool when a free ride comes to an end. Twitter is an example that instantly comes to mind. Developers spent so long building apps and services utilizing free access to Twitter's APIs and its users' data. They made money — a whole lot of money — with these services and paid nothing to Twitter as they did. Then, when Twitter made some changes to its model that impacted many developers' products, they flipped. Fast forward to this week, when Spotify's general counsel sent a letter to Apple's lawyers, basically slamming the company for not giving Spotify a free ride while it pulls in millions in fees from iPhone and iPad users. (more…)http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/207bf570b7864071597b8e0a5f0e7ecd._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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