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  • RedditReject@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think anyone is saying that Reddit shouldn’t charge the 3rd party apps. Pretty sure they just wanted fair pricing.

    • FartSmarter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If they would have just made it so that you needed Reddit Premium to use 3rd party apps I would have thought that was fair and subscribed

      • EvilColeslaw@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Devs said that was discussed and rejected by Reddit. They’re stuck on that $12,000 for 50M figure. Because the goal is killing the apps.

      • Don't Ask My Name@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Find it hilarious how perfectly this solution solves all of the problems reddit spoke about.

        Reddit not profitable enough? Not enough premium subs? Third party app users can’t view ads? Api use is too high and you’re not making money off of it? Making premium a prerequisite for third party app use hits all 4 birds with one stone lol.

      • decivex@pawb.social
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        1 year ago

        People might’ve grumbled a bit (me included) but it wouldn’t have led to the massive blackouts we have now.

    • admiralteal@kbin.social
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      Not even “fair pricing”, because no one can know what is truly fair unless they have access to the P&L statements. Maybe this pricing really is based on the lost opportunity cost Reddit is paying as a result of third-party apps – we honestly don’t and can’t know for sure, even if it seems completely absurd.

      The devs and users of the site were lied to. Repeatedly. We were told one thing while the C-suite planned something else. We were gaslit and lied to about timelines, pricing, and intentions, and more. We were told our opinions are just worthless noise and that the only goal of the site is profit, not community.

      It’s our job to believe they don’t want us, at this point, no matter how much they do or do not backtrack in the coming days, weeks, and months.

    • AlternativeEmphasis@kbin.social
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      It’s absolutely a fuck you price, reddit doesn’t want the press of saying they wan’t rid of 3rd party apps. But they’re trying to do it anyways. IDK why though, because it’s nakedly obvious to even people not involved in reddit.

    • TheFork@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Reddit don’t want fair pricing, they want to get all users on their app and third parties to be dead.