'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.

‘Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,’ Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.

    • super_king@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I paid $5 once for a lifetime of ad free Reddit. I probably have a negative net value to them. I imagine they have only a few outcomes for a user like me:

      • the app I use stays with Reddit, and I generate some income via their new pricing model
      • I switch to Reddit official app, maybe even pay for ad free
      • I leave altogether, and become a 0 instead of a negative