Twitter's Purchase of IPhone App Tweetie and Its Subsequent Transformation

question 44

True/False

Twitter's purchase of iPhone app Tweetie and its subsequent transformation into the free 'Twitter for iPhone' application signals that Twitter is unwilling to move into product and service niches motivated by profits.

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Definitions:

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