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This just goes to prove the point that Numair Faraz in this post that's still on the front page (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3029872):

Don't build your product on a platform you can't own. Even the AOL guy's preferred developers lost to integration with outside music apps in the long run.

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That's like saying don't build your platform on AWS. You make educated choices and, if you're smart, you don't create complete dependency on someone else. But taking advantage of opportunities, even if for a short while, can be highly lucrative.

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