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[–] simple@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Makes literally no sense to me that Reddit couldn't afford to provide a price exception to 3rd party apps that have helped grow their community and website over the years. I've been using Reddit Is Fun for almost a decade now, and I'm not switching to their official app.

Companies are getting too comfortable when they have no competition. Really hope a Fediverse alternative will kick off like Mastodon did (ironically I'm placing my bets on kbin even though I use Lemmy. Seems like the simpler alternative that'll be easier to invite people over).

[–] fraenki@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You can't charge apps differently for the same stuff or people will sue you.

Reddit wants to bring them all down. I wouldn't be surprised if they take down the entire API in a year to save money.

[–] tj@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What are you talking about? Anyone working in B2B sales know there are no such things as list prices. Everything is negotiated.

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