I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.
Also, despite all the ruckus, I think a lot of users don’t engage in the internal affairs of reddit and are completely out of the loop. For them, reddit will just be broken for mysterious reasons.