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I had never heard of it before this. Could he just make a backend for it and take his users with him?

d1str0 3y ago
Might be a pretty big legal argument if he just copied Reddit backend functionality. Would probably have to redesign the front end from the ground up as well to make it clear it’s not just a rip off.
- dustyharddrive 3y ago
  I don’t think cloning products is illegal, and can’t find any patents held by Reddit.
- baq 3y ago
  No need for a front end, he’s got the app, that’s the whole point
- geuis 3y ago
  I don't remember the specific case at the moment, but a few years back I think Oracle was suing Google (or some mix of big companies) about Google replicating the Java api but with a complete from-scratch backend reimplementation. Google wasn't using private Oracle source code, just building a replacement that used the publicly published api. Google won the case, and it I remember right that established public api's as non copyright or something. Again, not a lawyer and someone else probably has the details better than I do.
  - jachee 3y ago
    But reddit is so much more than an API… and I can’t imagine anyone wants to deal with the user-generated-content hell of actually hosting that kind of platform.
    - irthomasthomas 3y ago
      Google could afford it. They're still in sore need of a good social network.
post-it 3y ago
He addressed it in the post, he's not really interested in that kind of work.
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waboremo 3y ago
Technically possible, but not really feasible due to the way Reddit is set up and people who signed up for the app agreed to. It would be a gigantic mess, and I reckon he's not interested in creating a new social platform/link aggregate which is why he would rather refund the ~$250k.
apozem 3y ago
You should read the post, he addresses this in it.
Brendinooo 3y ago
This never struck me as a realistic option. The Apollo user base is orders of magnitude less than Reddit, and, even though Apollo is an incredible iOS app, the primary benefit of a large social network like Reddit is the social network.

Might be a pretty big legal argument if he just copied Reddit backend functionality. Would probably have to redesign the front end from the ground up as well to make it clear it’s not just a rip off.

dustyharddrive 3y ago
I don’t think cloning products is illegal, and can’t find any patents held by Reddit.
baq 3y ago
No need for a front end, he’s got the app, that’s the whole point
geuis 3y ago
I don't remember the specific case at the moment, but a few years back I think Oracle was suing Google (or some mix of big companies) about Google replicating the Java api but with a complete from-scratch backend reimplementation. Google wasn't using private Oracle source code, just building a replacement that used the publicly published api. Google won the case, and it I remember right that established public api's as non copyright or something. Again, not a lawyer and someone else probably has the details better than I do.
- jachee 3y ago
  But reddit is so much more than an API… and I can’t imagine anyone wants to deal with the user-generated-content hell of actually hosting that kind of platform.
  - irthomasthomas 3y ago
    Google could afford it. They're still in sore need of a good social network.

post-it 3y ago

He addressed it in the post, he's not really interested in that kind of work.

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waboremo 3y ago

Technically possible, but not really feasible due to the way Reddit is set up and people who signed up for the app agreed to. It would be a gigantic mess, and I reckon he's not interested in creating a new social platform/link aggregate which is why he would rather refund the ~$250k.

apozem 3y ago

You should read the post, he addresses this in it.

Brendinooo 3y ago

This never struck me as a realistic option. The Apollo user base is orders of magnitude less than Reddit, and, even though Apollo is an incredible iOS app, the primary benefit of a large social network like Reddit is the social network.