This is so goddamn true.
Bear in mind, the difference is that monopolies happen, and even if not, some dude always can break interoperability or the #API, or just turn the service OFF.
Progress? 
HT @kelseyhightower @kinlane @aral #SOA #standardshttps://twitter.com/kelseyhightower/status/1029830938698571776 …
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I forget who said it but “API keys are keys to a lock you do not own” We have Mr. O’Reilly & his “Web 2.0 === Open Web” whitewash to thank for our conflating access with freedom & losing the latter in pursuit of the former. Access, without ownership, can be revoked at any time.
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Also, absolutism isn't always necessary to achieve open policy purposes. Early in the GPL's socialization, Eben Moglen very helpfully pointed out that GPL and proprietary systems can very happily sit NEXT to each other, and interop, without catching legal cooties from each other.
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Yes, mandating interoperability (and other regulation) is key if the ethical alternatives are to have a chance.
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