You did say, recently, that you don't like the idea of paid third-party apps using the HN API.[0] I thought that was an odd change for HN. After all, the major

You did say, recently, that you don't like the idea of paid third-party apps using the HN API.[0] I thought that was an odd change for HN. After all, the majority of the value still accrues to the HN owners. In fact, user's that are prepared to pay for an app to access a free website largely comprised of adverts, are typically more valuable than the rest. Those users have money to burn and skin in the game! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36363325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36363325