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Twitter Kills Its Mac App (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the no-real-commitment dept.

BrianFagioli writes: Twitter has announced that it is killing its Mac app. Without warning, the company pulled the app from the Mac App Store and issued the following tweet. "We're focusing our efforts on a great Twitter experience that's consistent across platforms. So, starting today the Twitter for Mac app will no longer be available for download, and in 30 days will no longer be supported.

2 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. API key revocation by tepples · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you like the app you have, you can keep it.

    That doesn't work once Twitter revokes the API key used by said app.

  2. Re:New unified App by _xeno_ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The best part of the Twitter app on Mac was that it's so out of date, they never bothered implementing ads - I'm sorry, "promoted tweets" - on it. That would be one reason to use it: built-in ad blocking.

    But other than that - yeah, I don't see a point to a Twitter app. If you want an "app-like experience" just grab a Twitter tab and throw it into its own little window. Boom. Twitter app.

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