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[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 175 points 1 day ago (62 children)

My theory is that they realize that a significant number of power users on the site are still using old.reddit.com, so they are keeping it going because getting rid of it would turn the website into a ghost town. They will continue to push their app and new website because they can push more advertising through it to the people that are just there to consume.

[–] biscuit@lemdro.id 3 points 1 day ago (10 children)

they realize that a significant number of power users on the site are still using old.reddit.com

Wonder how they feel about people like me, who use a third party Reddit app on Android? They get no ad revenue from me, and I don't contribute either.

[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (9 children)

how are you still doing that, I thought they all shut down like three years ago with the whole API debacle

[–] Rod_Orm@piefed.world 3 points 1 day ago

On android you can using redreader for free. I'm still using it for anonim read only reddit

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