Flickr as a Platform?

The Verse Organisation Weblog: "Flickr has no API roadmap because they fly by the seat of their pants even though the API is absolutely integral to Flickr. Developers using the API would like more transparency to know when new features and fixes will get implemented to know where they stand even though they realise long-term planning is futile. Flickr's API is not a development platform, it's an interface. Or perhaps it is? If so, does it actually add value either way, and what is its revenue model? "