There are hundreds of desktop and mobile applications competing for just 22% of the Twitter market, as 78% of users use Twitter.com to read and send their tweets. The competition for your desktop has been fierce. Now competitors like TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop 2 will have to fight harder to attract new users.
Twitter developers may choose to fight for this small market, but the new Twitter interface seeks to incorporate the best features from the best desktop and web clients in one place.
The new Twitter interface may not appeal to all the power users, but Twitter has provided most desktop app-lovers a reason to venture back to the web and Twitter.com.