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Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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Ok so this is just desperate right? Like chasing 3rd party devs off could theoretically force more people to use their app, the reddit gold thing could be them paving the way to put in something more abusive. But this? Hoping to annoy your users to the point that they'll pay you a ransom to make you stop? How is this anything other than embarrassingly desperate?
And then you go lie and say "Yeah sure, I'll come back", wait for them to leave the house to get some groceries, and then go douse the whole place in gasoline before lighting the match and leaving.
This is my prediction for this year's r/place
I agree, it seems like they're doing everything they can to force users into the mindset of "you're going to have to spend money here."
However... I don't think that's going to work. It's a tactic that relies solely on Apple not allowing the user to customize their icons, which combines into a double whammy of "give me money to fix the thing that I broke."
Why do I have to pay when Android users don't?
Why is Reddit being greedy?
This other site is free and doesn't make me feel like I'm being taken advantage of every turn.
Reddit is trying to capitalize on goodwill they already spent months ago. And the quality of the site is just going to get worse from here.