So many SDKs, so little time

It just occurred to me last night that we are the middle of a rising swell of APIs and SDKs. For example, in just the last year, we have seen:

• FaceBook open up with an API, thus enabling developers to tap into an audience that is 30 million strong
• MySpace, LinkedIn, et al announcing support for Google's OpenSocial API
• Apple's iPhone announcing their SDK just yesterday
• SkyHook releasing their super-cool IP-based location services
• Amazon's Web Services have been around for a few years now, but it seems like they are really starting to get some mainstream adoption - just look at how many links to downloads have s3 in them now.

And these are just the non-Microsoft APIs. Based on all the announcements at MIX, I'm sure we'll see a flurry of cloud-based APIs from Microsoft shortly.

Amazing, times for sure.

Eric.