It could have also been avoided by grandfathering current apps into the original pricing (or a new, lower tier) which would have allowed them to still charge. I was hopeful that the negotiations would trend towards that way but instead they decided to double-down
Yeah, they definitely could have grandfathered current apps into a new low tier for 1-2 years and have separate tiers for AI/LLMs, 3rd party apps, and bots. Also, they could expose their ads through their API, so app developers can run their ads and potentially continue calling the API for free.
It could have also been avoided by grandfathering current apps into the original pricing (or a new, lower tier) which would have allowed them to still charge. I was hopeful that the negotiations would trend towards that way but instead they decided to double-down
Yeah, they definitely could have grandfathered current apps into a new low tier for 1-2 years and have separate tiers for AI/LLMs, 3rd party apps, and bots. Also, they could expose their ads through their API, so app developers can run their ads and potentially continue calling the API for free.