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Vincent Ferrari
07-08-2009, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/2517628640' target='_blank'>http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/2517628640</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Delicious Library for iPhone isn't coming back as long as we're using Amazon's APIs, unless they decide to make an exception to section 4e."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1247051831.usr18053.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Even by Shipley's own admission, <a href="http://twitter.com/wilshipley/status/2525102404" target="_blank">it's Amazon's API</a> and they have the right to control it any way they want.&nbsp; It's a shame they yanked an app that people like, but again, it's their right.&nbsp; I think in the end, the only thing it'll do is make developers less willing to use Amazon's APIs in the future for any projects, which won't really be helping Amazon.</p><p>Control comes at a price.</p>