Wasn&#x27;t Meerkat done in by the fact that Twitter launched Periscope around the same time? Twitter cut Meerkat&#x27;s access to the API at SXSW (mid March), and published Periscope to the iOS App Store in late March.<p>On top of this, I&#x27;ve noticed some celebrities I follow on Twitter using Periscope and advertising it to their feeds, which I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised to find out is fueled by some form of payment from Twitter.<p>I can&#x27;t comment on Peach, but I get the feeling Meerkat&#x27;s demise was because they were out muscled by Twitter.