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minus-squareEric_Pollocklinkfedilink4•2 years agoBefore I switched over here and this situation started getting big, I saw a post over on Reddit that explained how the “official” Reddit app was actually a third party app that they bought out…
minus-squareRandomStickmanlinkfedilink6•2 years agoYup. They bought Alien Blue, swapped the logo colour to orange, made it the official logo and called it a day.
minus-squaredie444dielinkfedilink6•2 years agoThis is not true. They also stripped out a shit ton of functionality.
minus-squareEric_Pollocklinkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoI was using Boost for Reddit, and I was always overwhelmed by the customization options. Absolutely loved it though.
Before I switched over here and this situation started getting big, I saw a post over on Reddit that explained how the “official” Reddit app was actually a third party app that they bought out…
Yup. They bought Alien Blue, swapped the logo colour to orange, made it the official logo and called it a day.
This is not true. They also stripped out a shit ton of functionality.
I was using Boost for Reddit, and I was always overwhelmed by the customization options. Absolutely loved it though.