RSS is trivial to implement, and there's considerable value in having a machine-readable version of a publication. New media consumption tools often rely on RSS

RSS is trivial to implement, and there's considerable value in having a machine-readable version of a publication. New media consumption tools often rely on RSS to get started at the very least, and letting your competitors get a leg up when the new hotness comes around isn't good for business. Publishers who drop RSS do so at their own peril.