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I understand that everything changes eventually. That to improve, it's often necessary to replace the old. But how can a major web service all of a sudden change it's service when thousands of sites across the web are using the links established using their old system, and yet not make them backwards compatible?

I use the handy link to a map feature from Expedia Maps. I choose Expedia for several reasons, including the ease for linking to particular places and for the small logo they provided which fit into the space I had set aside for it.

Well, when I get back from my vacation, what do I find? The image for that little logo is broken. It's no longer being served from Expedia. I then find that they changed their links so that the 1,000+ links I have on the site are now broken until I go in and make the changes in my site.

Why?

Poor business decision.
 
 
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