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After Twitter cut off API access, Tapbots and The Iconfactory update Tweetbot and Twitterrific, asking subscribers to consider declining prorated refunds

Long story short: If you're a subscriber to either Tweetbot or Twitterrific, you can help them out with three simple steps:

Daring Fireball John Gruber

Discussion

  • @siracusa@mastodon.social John Siracusa on mastodon
    If you were a Twitterrific or Tweetbot user, you should download the latest versions of those apps from the App Store and launch them.  Here's why: https://daringfireball.net/...
  • @peternlewis@mastodon.social Peter N Lewis on mastodon
    If you are a subscriber of Twitterific or Tweetbot, please download the latest version and click the I Don't Need a Refund ( https://daringfireball.net/... …
  • @marcoarment@mastodon.social Marco Arment on mastodon
    “If you are a subscriber to either Tweetbot or Twitterrific, I beseech you to decline these prorated refunds.  It's a couple of bucks for you, but in the aggregate, this amounts to an existential sum …
  • @jeremylittau Jeremy Littau on x
    Just an unbelievably awful story about how Twitter screwed over 3rd-party devs. Though I might use “Phony Stark” from now on instead of “Elno.” https://daringfireball.net/...
  • @rands @rands on x
    Spread the word: https://daringfireball.net/...
  • @keleftheriou Kosta Eleftheriou on x
    “Apple likely made a special exception here to its usual App Store rules” 👀 https://twitter.com/...
  • @rogueamoeba @rogueamoeba on x
    Are you a (sadly, now former) Twitterrific or Tweetbot user? Do this: 1. Reinstall the app(s) from the iOS App Store. 2. Tap the “I Don't Need a Refund” button. 3. Know you helped a small developer whose work you've appreciated. More details here: https://daringfireball.net/...
  • @dmoren Dan Moren on x
    If you were a happy paying customer of Tweetbot or Twitterrific, consider launching the latest update and opting out of the refund. The money comes out of the devs' pockets and the apps not working anymore isn't their fault—you can help ease the load. https://sixcolors.com/...