narwhal@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoRIF developer counters Reddit CEO’s claims that he didn’t want to work with Redditwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10cross-posted to: snoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlsnoocalypse@lemmy.ml
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkRIF developer counters Reddit CEO’s claims that he didn’t want to work with Redditwww.theverge.comnarwhal@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: snoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mlsnoocalypse@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLockely@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoReddit bought AlienBlue, yes, but it didn’t turn it into their own app. Their app doesn’t even closely resemble AlienBlue. I still have no idea why they purchased it since they never used it.
minus-squarelaxe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMaybe it was an acquihire, looking to hire a team capable of building a new Reddit app.
Reddit bought AlienBlue, yes, but it didn’t turn it into their own app. Their app doesn’t even closely resemble AlienBlue. I still have no idea why they purchased it since they never used it.
Maybe it was an acquihire, looking to hire a team capable of building a new Reddit app.