My bet is that they’ll announce that they’re still charging for the API, but at a “drastically” reduced price. As you say, I think it was their plan all along. That way they can still milk third party apps, all the while still being able to say “we listened to the community” by not destroying them outright
Yeah - even if they back pedal (as I still think is likely) it’s super clear at this point that reddit is just interested in milking it’s users for every cent until they can IPO.
Spez literally just said in the AMA “We’ll continue to be profit-driven until profits arrive.”