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Perhaps. But the code will be there, and somebody can start up their own site on their own server at any point of time.

And the beauty of it: the way the technology works (OStatus), every time somebody does this, the overall network gets larger. In my opinion, it's really only a matter of time.

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I have to disagree with you on this one. It's not about the technology. I think this is what we techies get mixed up.

I would wager to say that by now 95% of all Twitter users don't give a crap about the technology.

They just want Twitter to work.

Twitter solves a problem that people didn't realize they had before. The ability to easily see what people are currently doing - the 140 character limitation is a godsend for brevity.

Because Twitter invented that space, it is going to be VERY difficult to unseat them.

At this point, only Twitter can unseat Twitter - quite frankly.

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