[nostromo]

This article is more informative about why they are upset with LinkedIn:

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/linkedin-api/

tl;dr: LinkedIn is pulling a Twitter.

I can't say I'm surprised. It's a common pattern: Step 1: plant a nice open garden that attracts lots of people. Step 2: put wall around garden.

[robbd7]

That's how I would play Roller Coaster Tycoon

[logn]

Step 3: stop watering the grass. Step 4: hope the walls are high enough.

[_Adam]

Hmm. Interesting if this decision was ultimately responsible for Twitter's declining traffic. Perhaps the same will happen to Linkedin? Of course even if it does we won't have evidence of causation, but it's something to keep in the back of our minds.

[johnchristopher]

Thanks for the tldr; but what does `pulling a Twitter` mean ?

[slig]

Closing down APIs once they're big enough to not care more about developers and early adopters.

[dikaiosune]

Netflix did this recently too, IIRC.