This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Echofon. The issue with Quickbar is not that it is an annoying overlay, but the fact it was added. It is clearly s

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Echofon. The issue with Quickbar is not that it is an annoying overlay, but the fact it was added. It is clearly something designed to stuff promoted posts down people's throat, and it looks like Twitter is going to keep doing it even with the new version (it just won't be an overlay). This is how you kill an established goodwill - a major strategic mistake that creates huge opportunity for the competing apps. Twitter now faces a choice between (a) backing off and making Quickbar optional and (b) modifying their API T&C to force other apps prioritize trending/ported content differently. It'd be interesting to see what they do.