I keep thinking this would have been a much better sell to devs and to users. I have always used Sync, and Boost. I tried the official app a few times, but really only used it for the chat feature. I didn’t want to pay for it, but (I am embarrassed to admit it) I would pay premium to keep my app. I think this would have worked out better for Reddit than the garbage they are pulling right now.

Would that have been a more reasonable solution in your opinion as well?

  • meejle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s funny, because that was the obvious solution from the start.

    “Third-party apps don’t sell our Awards or include any of the NFT/Vault stuff1, and we’re not making money. So from June 30th we’ll only be allowing Reddit Premium subscribers to use third-party apps. The official Reddit app will continue to be free for everyone.”

    I honestly think people would’ve understood.

    But if they announced it now, it’d just make people even angrier. 🙃

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    1 As far as I know