[endlessvoid94]

> One option he proposed is for companies to come work at the Facebook office for a few days next to the API team so they could get help and give input during development.

All things considered, that's pretty awesome. That shows a complete good-faith approach to doing business. As much as people say Zuck is a dick, this is a really cool idea. Everybody wins.

[brlewis]

I disagree. Everybody wins only if the API team fixes everything that leads to a request for help, and documents everything they find themselves giving input on. An open forum is the only guaranteed way to be sure everybody wins.

And I respect their API team a lot, especially for the changes made since the FriendFeed acquisition.

[endlessvoid94]

I see what you mean. There are always things that could go wrong. The API team not fixing the requests isn't really Zuck's fault (maybe a hiring problem or a vision problem). But it doesn't seem like he's inviting them in to steal their ideas or anything of that nature.

He just wants good, honest collaboration that helps both parties.