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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/2026142

A ddep dive review of the Reddit user interface by Peter Ramsay

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[โ€“] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

u/spez: "But at least we'll have a huge influx of mobile users after their favorite mobile apps stop working!"

Users: ...

u/spez: "Annnny second now..."

[โ€“] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All they had to do was create an app on par with 3rd party apps, rollout ads in their API, and then display less ads on their own app. Once enough people transition, you can turn the ads back to what you were planning.

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

That requires insight, planning, and paying engineers to make something usable.

[โ€“] spider@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

Spez couldn't read a room if his life depended on it.