Google announces Translate API closure.
Google announced last week an upcoming closure of a number of API services,programming interface that allows third party developers to base their own products to many of Google’s services and data.
Special attention was given the planned closure of the Translate API, which allows you to use Google’s translation service including web and mobile applications.
The reason for the closure, which should have taken place on 1 December last year,extensive abuse.
Many have criticized the closure, which will probably take the life of many products.Many will be reluctant to use similar services from Google in the future, since you have no guarantee that service will continue to be offered in a year. It can get developers toselect the corresponding services from other suppliers instead.
Google has apparently listened to the traffic and arrived before the weekend meeting ofdevelopers - at least in part. In an update to the original announcement stated thecompany is now in place to close down for good service, will launch a paid version of it.But Google currently offer no details.
The question now make some comments in the blog post, if this was the plan from the beginning - that is to announce the closure, waiting for the developer communityproposes a paid version, and then provide just that. When Google can beat their chestsand say that it provides developer community what they asked for.
Other reports that Google is too afraid to charge for services offered by the company.
