There are a variety of people that did just that. It’s frustrating to keep seeing the sentiment, on HN of all places, that Google Reader is what is needed for R

There are a variety of people that did just that. It’s frustrating to keep seeing the sentiment, on HN of all places, that Google Reader is what is needed for RSS services. RSS readers are a niche business and clearly not worth Google’s opportunity cost of maintaining. I have used NewsBlur as my RSS aggregator since Reader shut down. Pretty sure it is a one man operation.