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> You can still have a 3rd party app, and it can still use the API. You just pay for it.

Yes, but can is not will.

The practical effect of this pricing will mean that almost all 3rd party apps for reddit will die, and Reddit won't get significant revenue from this change. Management knows all this, which means they are in fact trying to kill 3rd party apps, not salvage API operating costs.



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