Twitter on the Mac: Do your job, or get out of the way<article>
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<p>Three years ago this month Twitter
broke its covenant with the third-party developers who helped fuel its initial growth and create some of its most innovative features. The message was clear: Twitter was in charge of its own platform, and while other Twitter apps would be tolerated, it would only be in limited fashion and for a limited time.</p><p>Today Twitter is a company in turmoil, with
investors such as Chris Sacca clamoring for change after the exit of former CEO Dick Costolo and the interim takeover of co-founder Jack Dorsey. What can’t be disputed is that Twitter’s Mac app—
introduced in 2011—is an extreme example of how Twitter has squandered the past few years. It drove third-party developers off of its platform in order to exert control, and then proceeded to bungle its app development.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2970341/web-social/twitter-on-the-mac-do-your-job-or-get-out-of-the-way.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Twitter on the Mac: Do your job, or get out of the way
