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Re:Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing. Bad news for t... by rvz on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:40PM (#36142137)
Yes. I don't see how this is a problem. It is their service which is subject to change at anytime. Either make money and pay for access to the API or shutdown.

Realistically, it was only a matter of time. Also predicted here: [0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34447084

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Re:Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing. Bad news for t... by pierat on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @05:42PM (#36144727)
> Either make money and pay for access to the API or shutdown.

I agree. And I think people should also keep in mind that OSes also have APIs as well, and should be wary of systems that try to prevent user freedom.

Then again, I've been running Linux for ages now. And I don't have to worry about anti-user garbageware on a forced update coming my way, or updates that de-feature my system.

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