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Google Charging for Maps API Access Is Good for Developers (readwriteweb)
As developers bail out left and right, Google has launched a new developer
portal for the Google Maps API. It's intended to "inspire the next wave of
innovation on the Google Maps API, and to connect developers and decision
makers with the tools and services that can make their products better."
The new site includes interactive demos and showcases highlighting third-party
sites and applications. Now that it costs money to access the Google Maps API,
Google wants to give developers a little more motivation to get over that
hurdle. Some will. Others are fleeing to open-source alternatives, and that's
a great thing for the ecosystem.
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"With the continuing evolution of the Google Maps API," product marketing
manager and Maps developer Carlos Cuesta writes, "it became clear that we
needed more than just code documentation to convey what's possible with the
Google Maps API."
Lately, that "continuing evolution" has involved charging for API access,
which was mostly free for years. Now Google has to inspire a new class of Maps
apps whose businesses aren't dependent on free data.
The New York Times got a quote from Google spokesman Sean Carlson, who says
that the pricing "is intended to ...