The comparison is a bit flawed. It would be rather odd to say that Twitter is trying to shift usage of their service to official clients out of 'malice'. Clearl

The comparison is a bit flawed. It would be rather odd to say that Twitter is trying to shift usage of their service to official clients out of 'malice'. Clearly, they feel it's a business strategy that is in their best interest. That could be due to stupidity, but I don't think they're out to specifically cause trouble for developers. A reasonable guess is that they're working on restructuring the business to make it easier to make revenue, and are displaying apathy and a lack of gratitude towards developers.