Dave Winer says…

Dave Winer weighs in on why Twitter needs to move beyond 140 characters. Twitter is the tool of choice for journalists and as tech limits change (like SMS limits,) our tools change, too.

”..all products in a space eventually get the features of all the other products…If Buick adds a radio, then so must Dodge and Toyota. That is unless they want to be at a disadvantage in the market.
It’s 2016, not 2006. The market for social networks is maturing.”

(via Why Twitter has no choice and why it won’t be so bad — Medium)