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Comment by mckoss | Hacker News Reader

Isn't this exactly what Twitter said they DON'T want to see (replacement clients using the Twitter API). Is TweetDeck just "grandfathered in"?

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I would assume TweetDeck is grandfathered in. However, it does make for interesting discussion when monitization roles around...

    Twitter: Want unlimited API calls?
    TweetDeck: YES!
    Twitter: Okay, thats $XX,XXX a year...

Isn't it amazing that we can be talking about "when" monetiization rolls around after Twitter has past 175 million users?

Did you read this post yet? Very interesting on the real amount of active users they really have.

http://socialmediatoday.com/imckeevocaniccom/282916/how-many...

They "recommend" people don't build businesses like TweetDeck, because they believe there isn't enough room. However, it seems to me that TweetDeck has done pretty well for itself.

FTI - here's the Twitter developer group post:

http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/brow...

It seems stronger than merely a "recommendation" to me. They flatly state that new apps may not replicate the mainstream Twitter experience. Existing developers are allowed to continue to "serve their customers" - but I think developing new product lines as TweetDeck is doing, is going to run afoul of the new API terms of service.

Unless they have a side agreement, I expect some sort of battle to arise from this.

I guess the same can be said for Seesmic Web.

Tweetdeck is probably okay until twitter decides that their business is being hurt too much by them.

Though there is always the chance that twitter tries to buy tweetdeck.

Twitter have specifically said that they don't want new twitter clients. However the already existing ones are mostly fine.

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