The data is not inaccessible because it is a private company. It is because they do not believe it to be in their business interest to make it accessible.
Why that is the case is the real question.
Surely the (presumably small amount of) money they raise from api subscriptions and app sales (minus the development cost) would be hugely outweighed by the increase in ticket sales + reduced dev cost from making the data accessible.
Why that is the case is the real question.
Surely the (presumably small amount of) money they raise from api subscriptions and app sales (minus the development cost) would be hugely outweighed by the increase in ticket sales + reduced dev cost from making the data accessible.