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The real value of a social network is in the people using it - whether they use a third-party client doesn’t change anything in this regard. If anything, having
by Rjevski 8y ago
The real value of a social network is in the people using it - whether they use a third-party client doesn’t change anything in this regard. If anything, having third-parties making free/cheap clients for you is actually a bonus.
- throwaway080383 8y agoIt matters if the third-party client decides to show their own ads instead of yours.
- Rjevski 8y agoMake API access paid. Most of your users would switch to the official clients and see your ads. The few who wouldn’t click on your ads anyway will keep using the third-party client. Everyone ends up happy as a result.