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"If the last decade was all about open source, the next decade will be about open APIs. However, as with open source, APIs aren’t necessarily a guarantee of billions in the bank. They’re simply the ante for playing the technology game at scale. That scale will be determined by who gives developers the best access to data, and that access is a function of open APIs…

…Cut off the API through whatever means, and you’ve cut off a developer’s ability to not only grow her service, but also yours."

Matt Asay, The Register. The secret to getting rich in 2012: Open APIs. (via futurejournalismproject)