narwhal@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoRIF developer counters Reddit CEO’s claims that he didn’t want to work with Redditwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10cross-posted to: snoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.mlRedditMigration@kbin.socialsnoocalypse@lemmy.ml
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkRIF developer counters Reddit CEO’s claims that he didn’t want to work with Redditwww.theverge.comnarwhal@lemmy.ml to Reddit@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: snoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.mlRedditMigration@kbin.socialsnoocalypse@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLockely@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoReddit bought AlienBlue, yes, but it didn’t turn it into their own app. Their app doesn’t even closely resemble AlienBlue. I still have no idea why they purchased it since they never used it.
minus-squarelaxe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMaybe it was an acquihire, looking to hire a team capable of building a new Reddit app.
Reddit bought AlienBlue, yes, but it didn’t turn it into their own app. Their app doesn’t even closely resemble AlienBlue. I still have no idea why they purchased it since they never used it.
Maybe it was an acquihire, looking to hire a team capable of building a new Reddit app.