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Re:Twitter kicking off a developer API campaign on January 1... by iLoveOncall on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @06:00AM (#34411147)
I think you are missing where a large part of the value from those alternative clients come from beside features and layout: no ads or trash recommendations.

As far as I know, neither of those are an issue on Mastodon and therefore the value of 3rd party clients isn't there.

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Re:Twitter kicking off a developer API campaign on January 1... by colinjoy on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @06:58AM (#34411481)
For me it’s about paying for a slightly smoother UX and for supporting the growth of the Mastodon ecosystem. I hope that good 3rd party apps will eventually also ease the onboarding of less techie audiences.

I hate subs, but I might make an exception here.

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