Honestly they should of restricted third party apps to premium users
Its too late now as they have already killed the community
Should have*
If their goal was to be profitable that’s what they would of done, but it always was about killing 3rd party apps.
Fuck that. Nothing short of Reddit getting rid of its CEO, Open Sourcing their app and canceling their IPO plans would even make me consider using it again. I see a much better future on the Fediverse.
Pathetic tbh. I doubt most of us who left would go back anyway. Fuck spez.
Dunno. At this point, I’ve 98% left Reddit, but there are still a few niche subreddits with no alternative, that I might consider using a 3rd party app for.
Would rather use them for Lemmy or the fediverse, though. A 3rd party app that included access to both the fediverse and Reddit, would be ideal.
Charging one cent is one cent of price gouging.
sigh, it’s hopeless, it will not happen. Reddit is now looking to fill a “Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Targeting” position (https://boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/5009252). Which means that it wants people to use its app so that it’s machine learning algorithm can target ads to users and make money for its future investors.
We’re talking about a capitalist platform. Reddit’s whole purpose right now is to go public (IPO). Lemmy/Kbin are the only free platforms.
They have hundreds of mobile developers and can’t make a decent app or features anyone wants – I’m going to guess that whatever executive pet project that one is won’t ever see any reasonable output either.
There is no use for having a good first party app when you can just kill all competition. Reddit does not need to care anything other than making money through their apps.
Yeah, and the end game is data collection. Doesn’t matter if users complain. As long as the users of the official app grows it is a success.
Yeah, it is kind of shocking to think the company has been around for 18 years, and their app is still so bad people will pay for third party apps instead.
Reddit would’ve been better off buying out the most profitable/popular third party app, making minor housekeeping changes (app name, app logo, etc) and moving on. Instead they show themselves in the foot a little.
They bought Alien Blue but then decided to write new apps from scratch.
I agree, assuming their goal was to have an app that appeals to users. Possibly the one they have appeals to advertisers, although even advertisers probably prefer an app people use willingly.
It’s a “bad” app to you because you are not the paying customer. For the paying customer (advertisers), it’s a great app.
Even here on Lemmy people seem to be in denial about Reddit’s intentions. Just follow the money and everything becomes crystal clear.
Even if they make it free, I’m not going back.
So they’re on step 3 of grief now?
Ain’t gonna happen. Reddit does not care about its users. The only way forward is the fediverse!
Actually pathetic - first a strike…with a deadline. Second, buckle to their whims to retain jobs they do for free. Third…try and negotiate? What the fuck HAHA
Even IF they reverted. Cool
Does anyone that’s shifted here care? “Oh we trust Reddit leadership now, see ya lemmy”