Given its a extension for universal access to the G+ notification count, people who go out of there way to install this and keep it have not only bought into th

Given its a extension for universal access to the G+ notification count, people who go out of there way to install this and keep it have not only bought into the notion of the G+ stream, but like it enough that they want more convenient access to it. With this as a premise, an optional feature inside an already optional extension to scope out more content for the stream just seems to be a logical extension for the enthusiasts who use it. Even supposing the only content on the G+ page was exact reshares of articles, it isn't an exact 1-to-1 match with an RSS subscription since it also augments the users search results, populates contact details into the Android People app/address book as well as any other integrations they add to circles. I don't really get the significance of the article, though maybe it's because I've (mostly) got over my Reader mourning phase.