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i dont think thats what people are saying, they're just saying that 3rd party apps shouldnt be destroyed. people have built companies and they're livelihoods ar

• taude 3y ago
  why would you build your livelihood as a 3rd party app this day in age dependent on another company? This story of companies changing policies is nothing new, and a obvious risk if you pursue this type of business dependent upon other peoples platforms. Companies yanking access to data/api usage/changing terms for farmville games/changing ad words terms/etc. has been going on since the internet was commercialized in the 90s. People who did make money off apps like this, should call it a good run for a few years and move on to the next thing.
  • steviedotboston 3y ago
    >People who did make money off apps like this, should call it a good run for a few years and move on to the next thing. That seems to be what is happening, but Reddit shouldn't be given a free pass. They could have handled this much better. They announced drastically higher API fees with no warning or grace period. It was extremely sudden and extremely steep.
  • riskable 3y ago
    > why would you build your livelihood as a 3rd party app this day in age dependent on another company? Every 3rd party app that exists is dependent on another company (e.g. Google and Apple).