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But then you also need the users if it's to be a successful communication tool. I don't know, call me a skeptic but I think half of these clones are destined t

by sjs382 18y ago

But then you also need the users if it's to be a successful communication tool. I don't know, call me a skeptic but I think half of these clones are destined to fall on their face and the other half are destined to fade into obscurity. There needs to be a compelling reason to switch from Twitter to this app/platform. And I'm not sure being Open Source or requiring posts to be under a "free" license is enough.

apgwoz 18y ago
The "compelling" reason for most people seems to be Twitter's lack of stability. Personally, I've decided to accept and deal with it for now and give them a chance to catch up. However, two of the people I follow decided to jump ship, and it would be dumb of me to stick around if none of the people I followed were around anymore... Hopefully that doesn't happen.