It's not, necessarily. An API provides a [very] limited view into the data. A view selected by the publisher. That's part of the problem.
> I'd ask not for data over APIs but for more universally useful properties such as stability, currency, consistency, etc.
Amen. I'd add: clear license and usage conditions, simple and concise metadata, and frequent updates.
Not sure whether that's likely, he was just pointing out that API vs data are not mutually exclusive.
It's not, necessarily. An API provides a [very] limited view into the data. A view selected by the publisher. That's part of the problem.
> I'd ask not for data over APIs but for more universally useful properties such as stability, currency, consistency, etc.
Amen. I'd add: clear license and usage conditions, simple and concise metadata, and frequent updates.