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(Disclaimer: I have no idea about Google's code base) Why don't they opensource Google reader? Sure someone could build a small nice business out of hosting it.
by netrus 14y ago
(Disclaimer: I have no idea about Google's code base) Why don't they opensource Google reader? Sure someone could build a small nice business out of hosting it. It's no loss for them, and gathers lots of goodwill in the nerd community.
- schmrz 14y agoI've read that Google reader is deeply integrated with Google Search so that's probably the reason. Here's the link: http://gigaom.com/2013/03/13/chris-wetherll-google-reader/ http://gigaom.com/2013/03/13/chris-wetherll-google-reader/
- teraflop 14y agoGiven the scale at which it operates, Reader is undoubtedly very dependent on Google's infrastructure (BigTable etc.), none of which is publicly available.