RSS was already on its way out -- on a steady decline since 2006. Google Reader peaked in 2011 and was on a decline since then, too. Though I generally stopped

RSS was already on its way out -- on a steady decline since 2006. Google Reader peaked in 2011 and was on a decline since then, too. Though I generally stopped using RSS a few years ago, I do think it's the best reader out there. But the perception that RSS and all of the competitors were killed off by Google is, at best, hyperbole. http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=google+reader#q=google%20reader%2C%20%20rss&cmpt=q http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=google+reader#q=googl...