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Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/reddit@lemmy.ml
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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (7 children)

They have hundreds of mobile developers and can't make a decent app or features anyone wants -- I'm going to guess that whatever executive pet project that one is won't ever see any reasonable output either.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, it is kind of shocking to think the company has been around for 18 years, and their app is still so bad people will pay for third party apps instead.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Reddit would've been better off buying out the most profitable/popular third party app, making minor housekeeping changes (app name, app logo, etc) and moving on. Instead they show themselves in the foot a little.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I agree, assuming their goal was to have an app that appeals to users. Possibly the one they have appeals to advertisers, although even advertisers probably prefer an app people use willingly.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is no use for having a good first party app when you can just kill all competition. Reddit does not need to care anything other than making money through their apps.

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