I keep thinking this would have been a much better sell to devs and to users. I have always used Sync, and Boost. I tried the official app a few times, but really only used it for the chat feature. I didn’t want to pay for it, but (I am embarrassed to admit it) I would pay premium to keep my app. I think this would have worked out better for Reddit than the garbage they are pulling right now.

Would that have been a more reasonable solution in your opinion as well?

  • @meejleEnglish
    4•2 years ago

    It’s funny, because that was the obvious solution from the start.

    “Third-party apps don’t sell our Awards or include any of the NFT/Vault stuff1, and we’re not making money. So from June 30th we’ll only be allowing Reddit Premium subscribers to use third-party apps. The official Reddit app will continue to be free for everyone.”

    I honestly think people would’ve understood.

    But if they announced it now, it’d just make people even angrier. 🙃

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    • Thanks4NothingOPEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      You’re right, it would be too late…

      But it would have allowed users access to awards and coins and chat features without stepping on the toes of Reddit. It’s crazy that they didn’t come up with that rather than this.