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Popular Reddit App Apollo Shutting Down on June 30
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blazerunner
Suspended
I take it you haven’t seen the countless threads of people deleting their accounts in r/Reddit & r/apolloapp
His announcement on Reddit goes into more detail - he accepts your argument and wanted to pay.
Shirasaki
macrumors P6
dumastudetto
macrumors 603
He’s going to offer an in-app refund experience similar to what Tweetbot did. When you launch the app after he’s stopped it using the Reddit API, the experience will explain and offer your options to get a refund.
dumastudetto
macrumors 603
Apple uses industry-leading components that cost a lot more than competitors.
Wanted797
macrumors 68020
Goodbye Reddit.
Same as twitter I have basically stopped using it since they killed Tweetbot.
I’m not using the default app that harvests my data.
Same as twitter I have basically stopped using it since they killed Tweetbot.
I’m not using the default app that harvests my data.
Azzin
macrumors 603
Imagine not understanding what is actually happening here and what Reddit are really doing.
Wanted797
macrumors 68020
It’s literally one guy.
He’s happy to pay and has monetised. The issue is the obscene fees reddit is asking.
If it was more reasonable he would be fine.
Azzin
macrumors 603
The thing for me, is that I’ve learned so much by using Reddit (as I have from MacRumors).
Having said that, I’d say it’s become a bit of an addiction in all honesty.
Instead of it being a point of reference that I turn to as and when I need an opinion on something (like you would ask a friend or a group of friends), I find myself scrolling through my subscribed sub Reddits just because.
Having said that, I’d say it’s become a bit of an addiction in all honesty.
Instead of it being a point of reference that I turn to as and when I need an opinion on something (like you would ask a friend or a group of friends), I find myself scrolling through my subscribed sub Reddits just because.
Deleted my Reddit account just now, feels quite liberating ☺️
I’m down to 90 minutes daily screentime on my phone already in recent years, likely be under 60 minutes soon.
I’m down to 90 minutes daily screentime on my phone already in recent years, likely be under 60 minutes soon.
I only visit Reddit due to Google search results finding the answers there. I really don't care about Apollo for the few times that I visit Reddit to look for some answers.
What I like about Reddit is that it’s an aggregator of forums, in a similar vein to how GameFaqs or IMDB used to be good for specific games/movie forums. Reddit killed GameFaqs traffic in all but the big boards, and IMDB killed their own boards sadly.
Ignore all the garbage, super popular subs, everything political and anything related to hot button social issues - that way madness lies.
The strength of Reddit is smallish, focussed subs that aren’t filled with memes and triggered extremists that dominate the big subs. Some great info and discussion to be found in these lower key subs if you show discernment in finding them.
Anyway, I’m done with it, their website is a nightmare, and less time on the net the better. Back to early 00’s type internet usage for me, random posts like this speaking to no one in particular, haha.
Ignore all the garbage, super popular subs, everything political and anything related to hot button social issues - that way madness lies.
The strength of Reddit is smallish, focussed subs that aren’t filled with memes and triggered extremists that dominate the big subs. Some great info and discussion to be found in these lower key subs if you show discernment in finding them.
Anyway, I’m done with it, their website is a nightmare, and less time on the net the better. Back to early 00’s type internet usage for me, random posts like this speaking to no one in particular, haha.
In preparation, and when I saw much of my subs were going to go dark in protest, started unsubbing some subreddits. I want to see if I can mentally avoid going on Reddit to prepare myself for ultimately leaving the platform altogether.
ericwn
macrumors G5
Imagine commenting on articles about products being shut down that you don’t use.
imagine having absolutely no idea what you're talking about
Abazigal
Contributor
Deleted my Reddit account just now, feels quite liberating
I’m down to 90 minutes daily screentime on my phone already in recent years, likely be under 60 minutes soon.
I have decided to do likewise.
I would like to check if there is any value in first deleting all my posts (mainly as a middle finger to reddit management) using a service like shreddit, or just go ahead and delete my account?
Shreddit | Bulk delete Reddit comments & posts
Quickly delete all your comments and posts from Reddit, or use filters to remove content by Subreddit, karma, post age, and more.
shreddit.com
Imagine crying for an app that didn't pay Reddit using their data for years. Reddit is not a charity.
Apollo can raise money through advertisement or include 3rd party subscriptions via the Apple Store to keep it running, but instead they choose to blackmail Reddit.
Reddit is going to do an IPO soon and investors want to see money, it is as simple as that.
Yup.
Did it with Twitter, and it was even easier with Reddit because I didn’t use it anywhere near as much.
I did try the home-grown Reddit app though. After five minutes, realised it wasn’t for me so I binned my account.
Really? And what was your opinion on the CEO claiming the “young punk” had attempted to blackmail Reddit into buying Apollo for ten million – a claim found to be false when the aforementioned “young punk” produced a recording of the conversation.
Oh, and this is the same CEO who was caught altering messages by making changes to the Reddit database.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman admits changing posts made by Donald Trump supporters
Steve Huffman says he altered comments made about him on Reddit by Donald Trump supporters.
www.bbc.co.uk
I have decided to do likewise.
I would like to check if there is any value in first deleting all my posts (mainly as a middle finger to reddit management) using a service like shreddit, or just go ahead and delete my account?
Shreddit | Bulk delete Reddit comments & posts
Quickly delete all your comments and posts from Reddit, or use filters to remove content by Subreddit, karma, post age, and more.
Dang! That’s a good idea deleting posts, hadn’t thought of that, too late now. I wasn’t very prolific though, and I very rarely created new threads. I’d have done it had I thought of that though.
BrownyQ
macrumors 6502
As someone who used Apollo for browsing, and only ever made 1 post, it's sad in a way, but I guess I'll just have more time to do more productive things.
Thanks, Reddit! Now I have more free time for better hobbies.
Thanks, Reddit! Now I have more free time for better hobbies.
ericwn
macrumors G5
What absolute nonsense. It’s clearly laid out that their idea of being paid for, an earning they would not have if the same users use their own product, is not viable to a developer of that size. But sure go right ahead and pretend that there would have been a reasonable solution in spite of the evidence.
And all of that for a comment on something you don’t even use or seem to have paid any attention to in detail. Posting spite outside of your interest zone must be an appealing hobby to some.