simbalion

And do you work at Reddit?  Do you understand the economics at work there?  What is “reasonable” and how did you arrive at it?  The fact is this isn’t some utopian world. Reddit’s product is a discussion forum and they need to monetize it. They have no obligation to keep their api’s even open. What if they said they wouldn’t allow third party apps at all?  

Your view that this is some “societal” or “moral” issue to protest is a bit naive. 

coolfactor said:

tophatnosocks said:

perfect, there was no doubt the fool that runs apple(subreddit) which is not real apple, was going to cave in the first place.

I'm not happy about losing Apollo, but things change, we move on. 

You simply do not get to control a platform you do not own, and are only a moderator at.  I personally think the Mods that shut down are pathetic little babies.

That's before asking why?  Moderators that do not make a thing and run a subreddit?  

Either they were making $$ on the third party apps, (real reason so mad?) or they got some sad lives man.  LOL 

You don't believe in peacefully protesting to see change?

I think the Reddit CEO/leadership handling of this has been pathetic and childish. If they were compassionate, they would have found a middle-ground solution, instead of standing firm like a bully in the playground.

Does Reddit have a right to operate a healthy business, which means not giving away their goods to app developers that are making a profit? Absolutely! That's not the issue here.

The protest has always been about offering *reasonable* API fees AND a *reasonable* timeframe to adjust to the changes. Reddit offered neither of those.