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0 pointskhangaroo2y ago0 comments

Probably because third-party apps aren't optimized to shove as many ads down the user's throat as possible.

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nah, their apps aren't just shitty in the normal commercial way. they're shitty in the non-functional way, non-money-making way. like not being able to figure out how to play videos.

hinkley2y ago

Even old.reddit.com was having problems playing videos for a bit.

It's all clown college over there and this latest saga is their new graduate degree program. I'm afraid to see what the doctoral program will bring.

samstave2y ago

This is precisely what they thought they were doing.

They are thinking that there is "money on the table" without their ability to monetize their traffic...

As opposed to thinking of reddit as a fucking internet UTILITY -- they are doing the same VC / MBA bullshit as every single other tech company.

graypegg2y ago

To be fair, there is a difference between a for-profit company that everyone thinks is a utility, and a public utility.

However, they’ve shot themselves in the foot. For generating more ad revenue here IMO. The sort of ill-will they’re creating will probably drive away the top-posters and moderators that make the site worth visiting.

Is ad space on a site that’s contracted by 1% of its users going to tank in value? No probably not. But is the 99% going to stick around when the content they came for is missing or not moderated? Ehhh…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

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