It's not a matter of hoping Twitter are feeling kind because they haven't taken any technical measures -- at least not yet -- to stop new third-party clients be

It's not a matter of hoping Twitter are feeling kind because they haven't taken any technical measures -- at least not yet -- to stop new third-party clients being developed. They own and control what I assume to be the most popular clients on every major platform (iOS, Android WinPhone, Mac, and, now that they own Tweetdeck, Windows). The whole point of the "don't make any new clients" announcement was to communicate their desire to control the user experience (i.e. the clients) for the majority of Twitter users, so I'd be surprised if they felt the need to discourage third-party developers further.