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Why did reddit not buy apollo? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Ruby_Hoshino@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Apollo was already a nice app so why didn't reddit just buy apollo and integrate ads into it and just keep the features that made everyone happy.

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[–] s_s@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, I think the best move was to require users to buy a private API access key subscription. But requiring Apollo or Sync users to buy an API key from reddit probably violates Play Store and Apple Store terms of service and would just get the Apps banned.

So po-Tay-to, po-TAh-to...