Back when I used reddit... weird saying I know, I consumed Reddit on my phone, my ipad, and desktop in various combinations, pretty much constantly. Phone/ipad during work, and additional desktop use after. Desktop using Reddit Enhancement Suite (unusable without really), and Apollo for mobile. Spez made going cold turkey on Reddit stupid easy for this heavy user of over 10 years.

It's like going to your favorite donut shop every day for a decade, where your on good terms with the employees, but the boss is shit but you hardly ever see him so it's ok. Then one day, instead of the usual server, Spez shows up, and hands you your favorite donut with a scoop of shit on top, and says that's how they serve them now. Yeah, I'll go somewhere else, thanks.

And 50% of mobile users are on a toilet

Exactly why reddit wanted all 3rd party apps gone. All they could see was dollar signs going down the toilet.

I could never get use to the desktop layout.

I just don’t understand the thought process. They could’ve just shelled out $10M for Apollo and made that the official Reddit app. Then give users the choice of ads or pay for ad free experience.

so basically they’re making a massive gamble that most people will just switch over to their garbage app. Maybe they will, but for sure the power users, big sub moderators & regular posters are all coming to Lemmy. You know, all the people that made Reddit worth visiting.

Personally I think this will be the end of Reddit.

I'm sure it won't affect them to get rid of 3rd party apps....

WAS from users on mobile. Was.

Relevant screenshot for those interested

The remaining 30% computer users might be me googling all my IT problems

Not anymore LOL

I just deleted Apollo off my phone, so I guess I'm done with Reddit for the most part.

Spez really killed the whole damn site, the greedy little pigboy

This is true for most online platforms. I work in Online Education as a SaaS Admin for LMS system hosting and at a conference I went to 4 or 5 years ago the UAE did an in depth presentation on their online academic outreach program. The adoption of education on mobile phones was astounding and the only other platform that mattered metric wise was Window PCs and it was a distant second.

*TIL that 70% of US traffic on reddit WAS from users on a mobile device

Until July 1 2023 🪦

I uninstalled boost today, can't wait for Boost for Lemmy. Although Jebora is pretty nice too.

well reddit on desktop is completely unusable. even old reddit with RES is garbage. that’s why 3rd party clients were so important.

I will not sit at desk to read . Smartphone are just way better for this kind of task . Most people access the internet with a smartphone ,not a PC tower.