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A developer says Reddit could charge him $20 million a year to keep his app working
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this post was submitted on 31 May 2023
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It's the whole reason why I'm here today. The reddit app on android is dogshit and RIF is a much better product. I hope if they go this route then hopefully they end up like digg.
Apparently its planned for July 1st, unless there's enough public backlash. Reddit is I think the last US big-tech site with an open API, so I don't think they'll cave.
I think they might cave. Think of it like a negotiation.
John: Hey, we make zero from third party reddit apps, we should charge them
Fred: Well, they produce a lot of content, which is what keeps people on the site
John: Hmm, we should charge them anyway. Keep the shareholders happy. $1,000 per 50 million requests.
Fred: But won't there be a big uproar?
John: Well, that will happen regardless of what we charge. If we think we can get away with charging $1000 per 50 million requests, let's announce $12,000 per 50 million. Then we can walk back to $1,000 and everyone will think we're being reasonable. If we started at $1,000 we'd probably have to walk it back to $100, and that's a waste of time.
Fred: You're brilliant, lock it in!
Yeah, that would be the "best case" scenario, but honestly I believe they are too daft too make a "good" compromise.