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While I agree. It seems like such an obviously simple answer. If they’d granted “reddit premiun only API keys” to all the apps. Most free app users would switch to the free app like they wanted rather than pay after a few months. The smaller group would stay on the quality apps and pay for premium every month which would more than offset the lost ad revenue and juke their premium subscribers stats.
Now they have a large aliened group of technically skilled users looking for and willing to put effort into something better.
What I never understood was why not tie API to Reddit premium. Such a simple thing and it would’ve converted a lot of users without all this fuss.
Because it was about control. They want you on their app where they decide what you see and track how long you see it.
While I agree. It seems like such an obviously simple answer. If they’d granted “reddit premiun only API keys” to all the apps. Most free app users would switch to the free app like they wanted rather than pay after a few months. The smaller group would stay on the quality apps and pay for premium every month which would more than offset the lost ad revenue and juke their premium subscribers stats.
Now they have a large aliened group of technically skilled users looking for and willing to put effort into something better.