If I can login to your service with the API given, there should be no reason for...

doublerabbit on Jan 21, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App

If I can login to your service with the API given, there should be no reason for a ban. And this is what annoys me with today's communication protocols; your forced to enjoy their service only with their provided application.

It never used to be like this. MSN messenger,AIM even YIM; they all had FOSS applications.

aquaticsunset on Jan 21, 2021 [–]

They didn't start that way though. It wasn't until they were forced to play nice under regulatory action.