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Yay, more indignant Reader protest in the form of casual comments about a different Google launch, how refreshing! As you noted Drive is actually acknowledged

by yanw 14y ago

Yay, more indignant Reader protest in the form of casual comments about a different Google launch, how refreshing! As you noted Drive is actually acknowledged to be under someone's management (Apps) and not an afterthought kept on life support, so there's that. And worst case scenario you can export your data and stick it in any number of similar services out three, it took me all of 3 seconds with Reader.

mmanfrin 14y ago
You must be some sort of savant, being able to manage the switch from Google Reader in 3 seconds. How is the concern over first-adapter respect at all deserving of the dripping-with-sarcasm snark of your comment? Why is it so terrible that someone brings up the fact that Google now has a reputation for simply deadpooling products they no longer wish to support but that others have begun to rely on? Why, on earth, should I trust a product that is meant to keep a record for me, when I can no longer trust the long-term support of said product. But such concerns, to you, are pointless to discuss, because if this eventually gets deadpooled, all we'll have to do is take 3 seconds to pull out our data and move to a different product.
- yanw 14y ago
  It has less to do with my superior intellect and more with the fact that every wannabe reader has an import from Reader button, which is made possible by Google allowing data portability. You could buy more Drive storage to put your mind at ease (free v paid and all that), but keep in mind that the chances of whatever you're using getting bankrupt or "acqui-hired" away are just as likely.
  - fakeer 14y ago
    I still believe that "3 seconds" was figure of speech for all practical reasons. Switching is not just: [1. download GR OPML -> 2. upload to some Feed_Service_XYZ -> 3. Bingo!]. Not for a person who had curated his feeds over the years. Starred, tagged and have been using GR's sync services almost everywhere. He might be using it subscribe to new feeds on the web. Share. Etcetera. But you might be knowing better(I mean about your comment).

by yanw 14y ago

mmanfrin 14y ago

You must be some sort of savant, being able to manage the switch from Google Reader in 3 seconds. How is the concern over first-adapter respect at all deserving of the dripping-with-sarcasm snark of your comment? Why is it so terrible that someone brings up the fact that Google now has a reputation for simply deadpooling products they no longer wish to support but that others have begun to rely on? Why, on earth, should I trust a product that is meant to keep a record for me, when I can no longer trust the long-term support of said product. But such concerns, to you, are pointless to discuss, because if this eventually gets deadpooled, all we'll have to do is take 3 seconds to pull out our data and move to a different product.

yanw 14y ago
It has less to do with my superior intellect and more with the fact that every wannabe reader has an import from Reader button, which is made possible by Google allowing data portability. You could buy more Drive storage to put your mind at ease (free v paid and all that), but keep in mind that the chances of whatever you're using getting bankrupt or "acqui-hired" away are just as likely.
- fakeer 14y ago
  I still believe that "3 seconds" was figure of speech for all practical reasons. Switching is not just: [1. download GR OPML -> 2. upload to some Feed_Service_XYZ -> 3. Bingo!]. Not for a person who had curated his feeds over the years. Starred, tagged and have been using GR's sync services almost everywhere. He might be using it subscribe to new feeds on the web. Share. Etcetera. But you might be knowing better(I mean about your comment).