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Was the paid market for RSS readers really that big before Google Reader? There were tons of free readers (as you say, it's a pretty simple product to make). I
by streptomycin 14y ago
Was the paid market for RSS readers really that big before Google Reader? There were tons of free readers (as you say, it's a pretty simple product to make). I don't remember any big-name paid RSS readers.
- zdw 14y agoNetNewsWire was huge if you were a Mac user, and was released in 2002. NewsGator had a Windows app and paid syncing service, and bought NNW (it's changed hands a few times, now at Black Pixel). Both of these predated Google Reader and were paid apps. There are also plenty of paid apps in the mobile space that sync with Google Reader.
- leejoramo 14y agoTo give this some context, Brent Simmons (the create of NetNewsWire) was discussed by The Economist in a 2004 article. http://www.economist.com/node/2476892 http://www.economist.com/node/2476892