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What do you suggest they do instead?


Nothing. They got great publicity out of this. They also got Apple under serious additional scrutiny by Congress. Beeper Mini the product never had a chance at actually being successful, so I think this is about the best outcome they could have ever hoped for.


“Never had a chance”

Because of anticompetitive behavior by Apple, yes.

That’s literally the whole point people keep missing.


Find a business model that doesn't depend on the unauthorized access of a private API would be a good place to start.


By “private API” do you mean undocumented public API?


yes.


I've used 'private API' exactly how you did and some pedant told me it wasn't a real term so I empathize


HN is accessed via an undocumented public API that you are using every time you visit this site.


And I would suggest it's a bad idea to base your entire business off using that API.




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