Well, the issue is not closing one service but how they just closed one widely used product and are keeping Google+ around, which sends less traffic around the

Well, the issue is not closing one service but how they just closed one widely used product and are keeping Google+ around, which sends less traffic around the web. Apart from that, it's about Google's departure from "we do what's best for users" to "we will keep only a few things around and kill others even if you use them daily". Personally, I never used Reader that much. Instead, I went for Feedly which used Reader as back end and Feedly is going to transition smoothly, so I am not affected. And even if they allow exporting, how long is it before they start killing other features/apps that I use? That's my(and others') concern here. Re:Microsoft, they are the favorite scapegoat for tech press. Apple, Google and everyone else is becoming next MS. ;)