Pretty much since the launch of Tweetie 2 for the iPhone a year ago, it seems like everyone has been clamoring for a Tweetie 2 launch for Mac as well. The project was very much in the works, and then developer Loren Brichter, and his Tweetie franchise, were acquired by Twitter. As Brichter adjusted to his new role, and helped build both Twitter for iPhone and iPad, Tweetie 2 for Mac was put on the back-burner. But it has never been killed off. And it may yet be coming.

Interest in the topic was renewed recently when Twitter co-founder Evan Williams was taking questions on Twitter and answered one about Tweetie 2. “Tweetie for Mac is not something we’re actively investing in at this time,” he wrote. But read his words. He didn’t actually say it was dead, just that they’re not actively working on it right now. That’s in line with what I’ve been told in the past. But today, MacHeist director John Casasanta is saying that Brichter has told him work is actively ongoing — just slowly. → Read More