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Re:Google Cloud Prediction API End of Life by endymi0n on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:23PM (#14343814)
This. In GCP, they are handling these things transparently, professionally and proactively - usually giving you a personalized heads-up, alternatives and reminders as early as possible. Facebook on the other hand has been shutting down critical APIs under my systeme literally with a days' notice.
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Re:Google Cloud Prediction API End of Life by bauerd on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:37PM (#14343949)
Does Facebook have paid APIs?
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Re:Google Cloud Prediction API End of Life by endymi0n on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:55PM (#14344131)
Good point. Definitely not as directly as Google, but in this case I guess I could make a fair point that their reporting and campaign management APIs for accessing campaigns we as a client pay 6-7 digit amounts per month for could be counted as such.
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Re:Google Cloud Prediction API End of Life by bauerd on Monday May 15, 2017 @03:02PM (#14344174)
I think we agree that Google does a better job at shutting down APIs (paid or unpaid) than Facebook does. But I don't think people are bothered about the way Google shuts down services, but rather that they shut them down at all.
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