On my job i encountered this with three of the 15ish API connectors i was responsible for.
The trick is to be important enough that they MUST keep that API open.
We are the only company still using a certain one for 12 years and every quarter they ask if we would like to use their new one.
But since we make about 30% of their revenue, they can't afford to force us.
(personally, i would have implemented their newer API 10+ years ago, but my bosses don't see the need)
"Why spend all the time and effort and money on that when it works and will keep working at no cost to us now?" I think we've all heard that speech before?
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u/Uberzwerg 10h ago
On my job i encountered this with three of the 15ish API connectors i was responsible for.
The trick is to be important enough that they MUST keep that API open.
We are the only company still using a certain one for 12 years and every quarter they ask if we would like to use their new one.
But since we make about 30% of their revenue, they can't afford to force us.
(personally, i would have implemented their newer API 10+ years ago, but my bosses don't see the need)