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		dbbk on June 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apollo will close down on June 30th Okay but what does this even mean in terms of API usage? Why would Reddit buying Apollo "quiet down" its API usage? I accept I may just be missing something here but I don't understand this.

thepasswordis on June 9, 2023 [–]

Because if reddit owns it, they can shut it down and nag the users to install the official app.

dbbk on June 9, 2023 | [–]

It’s getting shut down even if they don’t buy it.

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