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Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by nojokes on Sunday December 13, 2020 @10:43AM (#25407280)
Looks like a by the book anti competitive behavior.
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Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by redisman on Sunday December 13, 2020 @12:21PM (#25408146)
Isn’t that what all the big tech acquisitions have been in the last few decades?

Buy it so no one else can have it or buy it so you can shut it down.

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Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by adrr on Sunday December 13, 2020 @01:54PM (#25409028)
It's not illegal though unless you can prove it harmed the consumers.
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