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TL;DR: one of your favorite twitter clients doesn't see most of this being a problem for a couple years --- and even then, they imagine there will possible rout

TL;DR: one of your favorite twitter clients doesn't see most of this being a problem for a couple years --- and even then, they imagine there will possible routes for them to take when that time comes. Granted, they may be misunderstanding their relationship with twitter, but they really do sound optimistic. It doesn't acknowledge the worry of newcomer developers to the twitter ecosystem, but I feel that we've been doing a good enough job of speaking to the doom and gloom here on HN. (Edit: See lukifer's comment. Excellent example of one of the difficulties that new apps will face)

paulsilver 14y ago
They might be taking the view that when Twitter sees that their third party apps are showing the adverts Twitter is sending out, a lot of the pressure on the relationship will come off. It's not like this policy has to be static, in a year the policy could change completely. And on the flip side, they have to stay positive and at keep motivation up if they're going to work on some other revenue streams which aren't dependent on Twitter.
MatthewPhillips 14y ago
We got completely different takeaways from this article. My takeaway tldr is: "don't stop buying our app just because the future is bleak". This statement struck me in particular: > We’ll be working with Twitter over the next 6 months to make sure we comply with these new requirements as much as possible. As much as possible? You have to comply 100%, I'm pretty sure Twitter won't be happy with you just making an effort. The new display requirements and the requirements not to include extended functionality nearly eliminate clients' ability to compete on anything other than just looks. Tweetbot features like Mute are going to have to go away. I'm not doubting their commitment at all, by the way. I just read this article as a glass half-full perspective.

paulsilver 14y ago

They might be taking the view that when Twitter sees that their third party apps are showing the adverts Twitter is sending out, a lot of the pressure on the relationship will come off. It's not like this policy has to be static, in a year the policy could change completely. And on the flip side, they have to stay positive and at keep motivation up if they're going to work on some other revenue streams which aren't dependent on Twitter.

MatthewPhillips 14y ago

We got completely different takeaways from this article. My takeaway tldr is: "don't stop buying our app just because the future is bleak". This statement struck me in particular: > We’ll be working with Twitter over the next 6 months to make sure we comply with these new requirements as much as possible. As much as possible? You have to comply 100%, I'm pretty sure Twitter won't be happy with you just making an effort. The new display requirements and the requirements not to include extended functionality nearly eliminate clients' ability to compete on anything other than just looks. Tweetbot features like Mute are going to have to go away. I'm not doubting their commitment at all, by the way. I just read this article as a glass half-full perspective.