Wouldn't it have made sense for Reddit to get the official app in some kind of shape, with all the needed accessibility features and moderator controls, before

Wouldn't it have made sense for Reddit to get the official app in some kind of shape, with all the needed accessibility features and moderator controls, before killing third party apps? They just seem to be doing things out of order. Another example: alienate long-time users and mods by making it abundantly clear that they're product and free labor really should have come after the IPO.