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I like the web app more. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God forbid you have to pay for stuff.

But reddit asking to be paid for use of their API was the end of the world for these devs lol

[โ€“] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

No, reddit demanded ludicrously high fees at barely 30 days notice. It gave nobody any time at all to figure out alternative monetization strategies. Many of the third party apps had expressed their willingness to pay, but that was just absurd