Wait, if screwing over developers doesn't affect 99% of users, what is the point of doing it in the first place. To capture 1% more revenue?
I suspect in reality they expect their change to ultimately affect more than 1% of the user base.
At this point I don't think people expect anything from Twitter. They may not have fully burnt the developer bridge but they are close.
The way forward they chose, building another walled garden, was not the only way forward. It is the least creative and screws over the people that made them successful in the first place.
The ratio of affected users and the profit received from reclaiming the whole platform aren't 1:1. That is to say I'm willing to bet twitter has gained more potential for revenue than 1% more revenue; while affecting 1% of their users.
I suspect in reality they expect their change to ultimately affect more than 1% of the user base.
At this point I don't think people expect anything from Twitter. They may not have fully burnt the developer bridge but they are close.
The way forward they chose, building another walled garden, was not the only way forward. It is the least creative and screws over the people that made them successful in the first place.