>Simple: the network won. The developers stopped being an asset, and the API progressively closed.
You can add Reddit to that list, IPO is coming so better price out the third party apps we encouraged developers to build.
You can add Reddit to that list, IPO is coming so better price out the third party apps we encouraged developers to build.
When Reddit raised its API prices in 2023 in order to make itself more attractive for an IPO, it effectively priced out third-party apps, such as the Apollo reader app. Discussion back then: https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_ca...