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> The existence of a public interface usable by humans (a web app) does not in any way imply the existence of a machine-usable protocol for accessing that same functionality.

Is that non-implication better for consumers? For people?

If not, why should it exist?

Isn't that all the way around?

Machine-usable protocols is what make possible to humans use public interfaces (web apps)

When was the last time that you injected electricity to a cable to send a HTTP request?

Is that non-implication better for consumers? For people?

How is that relevant? Putting up a web site does not obligate you to then do more just because it would be even better.

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