Anyone else out there feel the same way? App.net's environment seems hostile (like following only up to 40 people), compared to the friendly environment and user experience with Twitter.
I use Twitter a lot, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't jump at the first chance of a real alternative.
The number of sponsored ads don't seem high enough to make me feel like it's annoying.
As for Twitter clients. Eh, not sure I care so much. I just need a decent client which doesn't suck.
I think their recent decision sort of suck but as a user I don't know that I care too much.
They just joined Twitter, years after it was launched, because they wanted to see what interesting people & celebs were saying. Heck, the probably even heard about Twitter from an advert or some sort of marketing material, so adverts within Twitter won't bother them/me.
Communication should be controlled by the users. Think about all the companies who were screwed over by Facebook's "Likegate." Decentralization is why I prefer Tent and IRC. App.net seems acceptable as well because of the open nature, though it is centralized.
Obviously you are not alone in liking Twitter, but seriously, no reason whatsoever?
I don't doubt what you say. I just find it astonishing that Twitter behavior and service has been such an absolute match for you.
App.net also hasnt been successful enough to attract the majority of people I follow on Twitter. So their value proposition for me looks like this: Im paying for something that looks, functions, and feels like Twitter without the people to follow to create that content.
Build or use your own app without worrying about hitting a token/user limit.
This also impacts me as a user because the official Twitter apps have special privileges that third party apps do not. I believe this is why third party apps do not support push notifications.
This has pretty much no influence on users. It might slower the innovation a bit, but it's not like there's much innovation happening there to begin with..