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Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, it is kind of shocking to think the company has been around for 18 years, and their app is still so bad people will pay for third party apps instead.

[–] RedditRefugeeTom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reddit would've been better off buying out the most profitable/popular third party app, making minor housekeeping changes (app name, app logo, etc) and moving on. Instead they show themselves in the foot a little.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I agree, assuming their goal was to have an app that appeals to users. Possibly the one they have appeals to advertisers, although even advertisers probably prefer an app people use willingly.

[–] nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

They bought Alien Blue but then decided to write new apps from scratch.

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

It's a "bad" app to you because you are not the paying customer. For the paying customer (advertisers), it's a great app.