Originally Posted by
javabytes
I have no problem with it changing and needing to be updated all the time. I have more of a problem in that the publicly available data sources seem to be drying up, and the [in some cases only] remaining methods require doing things that perhaps one shouldn't.
Paying someone to find this data and make it available to you is absolutely causing it to be publicly unavailable. And why do you think th
se sources are drying up? Could it be because someone is (despite protestations to the contrary) selling access to a thousand or two people -- at a rather hefty profit? Based on past experience I think that is an entirely reasonable conclusion to draw. As pointed out above, those whose data is being misused have to pay for its misuse. The fact that they are unhappy about what is going on is certainly understandable.
As far as continuing to pay, I'd be careful because the whack-a-mole for data business model is conducive to neither customer service nor the longevity of a business. There is
zero guarantee that the data you pay KVS for today will be available tomorrow. When you go back to KVS to complain you'll be told that all you did was pay to use a 'browser' and that he'll try to find a substitute. In the mean time, he has your money. That is what quite a few people have discovered of late.