I disagree. The author picked exactly the right time to draw attention to this dickish move by Google. Investing time and money into building a startup based on another company's API is risky, but building said startup in direct violation of their ToS is downright irresponsible.
> If Google shuts you down, then you can bitch and moan.
No. If he continues and Google shuts him down, he can no longer bitch and moan, because he will have knowingly broken the API agreement.
> if the ToS specifically targeted you(like you imply), you'd have been banned already.
Doubtful. A ban would probably only be enforced if he actually started gaining business, users & notoriety.
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I disagree. The author picked exactly the right time to draw attention to this dickish move by Google. Investing time and money into building a startup based on another company's API is risky, but building said startup in direct violation of their ToS is downright irresponsible.
> If Google shuts you down, then you can bitch and moan.
No. If he continues and Google shuts him down, he can no longer bitch and moan, because he will have knowingly broken the API agreement.
> if the ToS specifically targeted you(like you imply), you'd have been banned already.
Doubtful. A ban would probably only be enforced if he actually started gaining business, users & notoriety.