Comments on: Getting Started with Yahoo! GeoPlanet Explorer http://thinkvitamin.com/code/getting-started-with-yahoo-geoplanet-explorer/ The Web Practitioner's Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Milan Andric http://thinkvitamin.com/code/getting-started-with-yahoo-geoplanet-explorer/#comment-19059 Milan Andric Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:21 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=4883#comment-19059 One thing that bothers me about the Yahoo APIs is that the license says they are limited to non-commercial use. So if you want to add some features to your commercial application and take advantage of the Yahoo Maps API (or GeoPlanet for that matter) you can't. At least not easily or affordably. Why? I'm sure this has been discussed elsewhere but I will ask again, feel free to ignore me. Why not make the service a commercially viable one? Have clear pricing points etc and have a free service along with a commercial one that allows people to buy a bundle of requests? Right now according to the license on the website it's as if Yahoo only wants to support non-commercial applications? One thing that bothers me about the Yahoo APIs is that the license says they are limited to non-commercial use. So if you want to add some features to your commercial application and take advantage of the Yahoo Maps API (or GeoPlanet for that matter) you can’t. At least not easily or affordably. Why? I’m sure this has been discussed elsewhere but I will ask again, feel free to ignore me. Why not make the service a commercially viable one? Have clear pricing points etc and have a free service along with a commercial one that allows people to buy a bundle of requests? Right now according to the license on the website it’s as if Yahoo only wants to support non-commercial applications?

]]> By: Doug Aitken http://thinkvitamin.com/code/getting-started-with-yahoo-geoplanet-explorer/#comment-18995 Doug Aitken Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:04:57 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=4883#comment-18995 Really in depth & informative article Christian, I've been following you for a while, always with good comments & tips about stuff. I'm going to have a proper read through this later, I want to utilise "geo-ness" somehow but not sure yet, got a few idea up my sleeve though :) Really in depth & informative article Christian, I’ve been following you for a while, always with good comments & tips about stuff.

I’m going to have a proper read through this later, I want to utilise “geo-ness” somehow but not sure yet, got a few idea up my sleeve though :)

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