[dspillett]

The reddit pattern doesn't work on all of us. I just use reddit less now it is less pleasant on mobile. I use it less when not mobile too as the changes there are not something I'm keen on either.

Another example is sites like Amazon and Wish changing their adverts on facebook and elsewhere to take you to the Play store instead of to the product page you were interested in if you don't have the app installed. Again this doesn't work if, like me, you either give up at that point as you weren't that interested anyway or you google the product and get to their page or a competitor's that way.

I think I'm in a minority though. I assume from the fact this behaviour is expanding, that enough people cave and install the apps it makes the few of use who do not worth losing from that sales vector.