Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: Reddit ‘was never designed to support third-party apps’ - The Verge
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: Reddit ‘was never designed to support third-party apps’ - The Verge
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Bullshit. I’ve been using third party apps before the official one ever existed
22 0 ReplyBefore I switched over here and this situation started getting big, I saw a post over on Reddit that explained how the "official" Reddit app was actually a third party app that they bought out...
4 0 ReplyYup. They bought Alien Blue, swapped the logo colour to orange, made it the official logo and called it a day.
6 0 ReplyThis is not true. They also stripped out a shit ton of functionality.
6 0 ReplyI was using Boost for Reddit, and I was always overwhelmed by the customization options. Absolutely loved it though.
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The official app was a third party app until Reddit bought it.
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