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Re:Favstar will shut down as a result of Twitter’s API chang... by wmeredith on Monday May 14, 2018 @05:12PM (#17069509)
*its

They don't want to make a decent app. They've bought great apps and shuttered them. They want you to use the web client.

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Re:Favstar will shut down as a result of Twitter’s API chang... by jwilliams on Monday May 14, 2018 @06:58PM (#17070176)
> They want you to use the web client.

I use the web app version exclusively -- based on that I don't agree.

Both the Twitter and Facebook Android/iOS web applications constantly push you to download the native client. They even get demanding sometimes. They want to be able to send you push notifications.

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Re:Favstar will shut down as a result of Twitter’s API chang... by menacingly on Monday May 14, 2018 @06:38PM (#17070059)
It's become slightly boorish to correct grammar and spelling. It signals pedantry, and sets a tedious tone for the rest of your comment.
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