Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by naravara on Friday November 09, 2018 @03:39PM
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Weirdly, most of the features Apollo puts behind the subscription tier are features I think foster unhealthy engagement with Reddit and I'm just as happy to not have hanging over me.
I'd be happy to pay them, but I actually don't WANT push notifications, posting from the app, or any of the other stuff that encourages websites to pull you in deeper.
And the only reason I even use Apollo is because mobile Reddit is a nightmare UX. Literally a case study in how to make a horrid, horrible experience on the mobile web.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by wlesieutre on Friday November 09, 2018 @04:27PM
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Same boat here, I've got Pro but have no desire for notifications.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by Crespyl on Friday November 09, 2018 @04:49PM
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I don't use the iOS versions, but IIRC they never really did anything with AlienBlue after the purchase, and the "official" mobile app is a totally separate project.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by selectodude on Friday November 09, 2018 @07:53PM
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It was an acqui-hire. He wrote the new reddit app, too.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by Deimorz on Friday November 09, 2018 @11:35PM
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No he didn't. This was the developer, he's been gone from reddit for over 2 years now: https://www.reddit.com/user/jase
Apollo recently moved some push notification features behind a subscription to cover ongoing costs, separate from their "Pro" one time in-app purchase, so I think Reddit is at least taking a cut from API usage by other clients.