https://www.dekut.com/Technology/google-maps-api-gets-massive-price-cut-in-the-wake-of-developer-defections-%7C-techcrunch/ Ever since Google introduced limits to how often developers could ping its popular Maps API for free and started charging developers for usage above these limits, we’ve seen a slew of prominent developers like Foursquare switch over to other platforms, including the open-source project OpenStreetMap. Now, it looks like Google has noticed that it couldn’t keep charging up to $4 for 1,000 map loads above its free allowance. Instead, the company just announced that it is massively lowering its pricing to just $0.50 per 1,000 map loads. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:30:16 UTC en