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1. extr+k4[view] [source] 2023-06-14 01:04:46
>>stanis+(OP)
I don't really understand why it had to be this way. It's so easy to think of other ways this could have been handled. Even just announcing the same change with 6 months of lead time rather than 1 month would have gone over better. Or boil the frog and gradually introduce API restrictions. It's as if the CEO is purposefully being as belligerent as possible to rile people up.
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2. Commit+R4[view] [source] 2023-06-14 01:08:18
>>extr+k4
Or they're broke and reddit is soon to be bankrupt.

But even so, if they had just said that, the outcome would be so much different. Because as of now it seems like they're fucking people over for the sake of fucking them over.

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3. judge2+e7[view] [source] 2023-06-14 01:22:28
>>Commit+R4
An influx of capital would be easier by making everyone pay $10/mo to access the API via third-party clients. Would still be unpopular but would mean people could still have the experience they want to see from reddit.

but that's the issue - Reddit's been focusing on other forms of content only in the native Reddit app, like TikTok-esque live streams and promoted posts from subs you aren't subscribed to.

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4. pkulak+5h[view] [source] 2023-06-14 02:34:27
>>judge2+e7
How much would it cost at the July 1 API prices? If it's less than $10/month, why didn't all these apps just go subscription only?
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5. judge2+3i[view] [source] 2023-06-14 02:43:41
>>pkulak+5h
For Apollo specifically, about $5/month is what he decided would be sustainable to support Reddit's increased prices, but since there were existing users with yearly subscriptions, it would cost a lot to break even while still providing those users with service.

As for why he couldn't simply shift those users to monthly, it's due to the notice being a month. If Reddit had given a 6-month warning, that would've given everyone time to content with the issue and update their own apps (billing system changes are hard).

> Going from a free API for 8 years to suddenly incurring massive costs is not something I can feasibly make work with only 30 days. That's a lot of users to migrate, plans to create, things to test, and to get through app review, and it's just not economically feasible. It's much cheaper for me to simply shut down.

"Why not just increase the price of Apollo?" on https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_w...

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