Because the alternative is to build CRUD app startups like Basecamp, with no dependencies on any API or 3rd party data. Useful, no doubt, but a saturated market.
Saying "CRUD application" is like saying "Java application". It's an implementation detail and not an actual feature.
Tumblr is a CRUD application, yet it shares almost nothing with Basecamp.
Focusing on the technology does not make great products.
FWIW, I think there are a lot of potentially interesting applications that could be built on Twitter, but they've proven themselves hostile to the idea. I don't even trust them as an OAuth provider anymore.
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Because the alternative is to build CRUD app startups like Basecamp, with no dependencies on any API or 3rd party data. Useful, no doubt, but a saturated market.
Saying "CRUD application" is like saying "Java application". It's an implementation detail and not an actual feature.
Tumblr is a CRUD application, yet it shares almost nothing with Basecamp.
Focusing on the technology does not make great products.
FWIW, I think there are a lot of potentially interesting applications that could be built on Twitter, but they've proven themselves hostile to the idea. I don't even trust them as an OAuth provider anymore.