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I support what Reddit is doing and I think the Apollo dev is in the wrong. You don’t get to make millions of dollars building your app on someone else’s platfor
by symlinkk 3y ago
I support what Reddit is doing and I think the Apollo dev is in the wrong. You don’t get to make millions of dollars building your app on someone else’s platform with no agreements in place and then start crying when they start charging for the platform.
- wilsonnb3 3y agoApollo’s developer has stated multiple times that he has no problem with Reddit charging for API access. The problem is that they are charging so much for it that it will kill all of the third party apps, which is likely one of reddits main goals with the change.
- mynameisvlad 3y agoSo you also think RIF and Sync devs are wrong? They also have opted to shutter their apps due to the unreasonable pricing, without "crying" as you put it. And you think that Reddit handled this appropriately, to the point where you would "support" them? So you support the libel, alienating your userbase, moderators, and 3rd party developers, and straight up lying to the community? Not even getting into the actual API changes and how badly they were introduced, this whole thing was an exercise in how to permanently alienate their most vocal and engaged users. It's truly masterclass in what not to do in a PR crisis.
- symlinkk 3y agoYes they’re wrong. Raise prices if you need to.
- mynameisvlad 3y agoI mean, you're objectively wrong, but that's like your opinion man. Gotta love that you didn't dare reply to the actual meat of my comment, either. I wouldn't be surprised if every single app shut down after this fiasco. I'm sure it's their fault too, though. Couldn't possibly be the giant corporation who doesn't know how to do basic PR and communications.