[ailideex]

I agree, to me it seems like that really does not change anything except it mandates one more middle man.

[GordonS]

Yep, it just makes what likely already operates as an "internal" customer an "external" one. Not really sure how it helps with competition?

[iainmerrick]

That’s exactly the point, to make that internal customer external, and make any special access or APIs they have available to competitors on an equal footing.