It is dead and has been replaced by atom, which at least has a valid media type!!1! I guess the biggest problem with either is that it can be used both to deli

It is dead and has been replaced by atom, which at least has a valid media type!!1! I guess the biggest problem with either is that it can be used both to deliver content, best consumed by some news reader, and it can help to just discover updates, without actually providing the content. It seems to aspire to the former, with all added complexity involved, especially for the consumer. However, what would be needed most is the part that helps with discovery. Imagine a browser that automatically picks up all feeds it comes across, and presents the user with a facebook-like timeline of interesting items as references to the original sources. With no activity required, but simple options "show less of this and more of that". Of course, why would a browser want to create that kind of user-engagement.