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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 7:05 pm
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fjohnson
 
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Never heard of that data source, so either they made it up, not wanting to give away their real source (which I can totally understand), or they are using a source in a way they shouldn't be, and also don't want to give that away.

Either way, the competition in the apps market is fierce, and giving away any part of your business model could be a bad move.
I find no evidence that "Custom Online Services" exists. Looking for it has been a waste of my time. I guess I was gullible to believe the support email I received from Flight Tracker. OK, maybe Flight Tracker does not want to give away their business model. But lying in response to support email seems like bad business practice. It is hard to trust a company that lies.
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