Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by comprev on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:19PM
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The Apollo app makes API calls to their own server, which in turn makes calls to Reddit’s API. From 30 June this proxy server will not function.
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Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by IAmGraydon on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:27PM
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I'm aware, but that doesn't cut off Apollo users from Reddit. They will just have to use a different app or the official app.
Most of the other popular apps are also shutting down and the official app is garbage.
If I can't use Sync I'm not going to use reddit.
The key issue seems to be the 80/20 rule.
The 80% are anonymous lurkers or accounts that very rarely post anything.
The remaining 20% is split 15/5, with the former being frequent contributors to discussions - and the final 5% being _content submitters_ .
The 5% power users interact via 3rd party apps because, quite frankly, the "official" UIs (App, Website) are totally shite.
They also maintain the automated tooling to keep order of communities - again, accessed via API.
Without the 5% submitting content, the 15% won't interact and provide the remaining 80% material to read.
No material to consume = no advert page impressions = no revenue stream.
Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by satvikpendem on Thursday June 08, 2023 @10:33PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule, actually
Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by whatarethembits on Friday June 09, 2023 @04:30AM
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Almost all, if not all, third party clients are closing down, not just Apollo. The only option is a badly designed ad ridden experience now.