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View submission: An Update Regarding Reddit’s API
I don’t have a problem if I have to subscribe to Reddit somehow for a nominal fee to make Apollo work right. I appreciate the value Reddit provides behind the scenes as long as they don’t force their awful “modern” interfaces on me.
Whatever the cost is to use the Reddit app ad free would be fine. Or an ad-money-goes-to-Reddit model in third party apps. Or part of it. Or something that compensates Reddit for running the API.
I just cannot stand new web Reddit or the official Reddit mobile app.
Comment by iamthatis at 18/04/2023 at 17:34 UTC
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Yeah, that would totally be fine by me as well.
Comment by got_milk4 at 18/04/2023 at 18:56 UTC
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I think there's a tricky balance problem when it comes to pricing like that - either it's a separate subscription (possibly included as part of the existing "reddit premium") but ultimately requires users to have two separate subscriptions - one for reddit and one for Apollo Pro/Ultra for example - or developers would need to pay for their API usage and pass along the cost of doing so in their purchase/subscription price and in doing so might turn away potential customers with an increased cost.
What is most key in my mind though is that if reddit wants to charge more for API access, then the API needs to support all of reddit's features. No more can reddit introduce a new feature and make it available to their own app via a private API but not expose it to third-party developers to integrate into their own apps. Ideally, paying for an API should get you the exact same one the official app uses.
No matter the cost, I would never pay a dime if all I would get in return is the same API developers can use today with the very intentional limitations on available features.
Comment by [deleted] at 18/04/2023 at 17:40 UTC
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Comment by hedgecore77 at 20/04/2023 at 09:25 UTC
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No. For everyone that says they'd pay for this, there needs to be someone that says they will not.
You want to pay to submit content and moderate content and create engagement via comments on a site that makes revenue on displaying ads to people who come to consume your content?
I'm going to start a supermarket chain that exclusively has self checkouts, but am going to charge a fee for using them. You're my first customer.
Comment by [deleted] at 18/04/2023 at 21:33 UTC
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This is a well written comment. as i don't use apollo anymore because I don't have an iPhone and back on android. I hope all developers have the same attitude as Christian.
Comment by mephitmephit at 21/04/2023 at 03:59 UTC
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I refuse it should be totally free. Zero profit should be made, only enough money to cover server costs.