meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoOne surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use itwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down114 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linkOne surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use itwww.theverge.commeiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square63fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareBriongloidlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThe app has is own API, not for individual user. They are averaging out the cost.
minus-squarehubobes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhat? That doesn’t make any sense, why would they suddenly ask for payment to use their own API?
minus-squareBriongloidlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoBecause they are paying Reddit for that API use, they won’t be getting it for free.
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoMore like API Key I would say, still reddit API
minus-squareBaizey@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey don’t have their own api, but they have a shared api-key to reddit which all user requests would use
The app has is own API, not for individual user.
They are averaging out the cost.
What? That doesn’t make any sense, why would they suddenly ask for payment to use their own API?
Because they are paying Reddit for that API use, they won’t be getting it for free.
More like API Key I would say, still reddit API
They don’t have their own api, but they have a shared api-key to reddit which all user requests would use