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I'm not sure those you refer to as Google breaking a "social contract" with would be better off with a sorta-Google-sorta-startup-reader. It seems like Reader s

by mcintyre1994 13y ago

I'm not sure those you refer to as Google breaking a "social contract" with would be better off with a sorta-Google-sorta-startup-reader. It seems like Reader shutting down was great for the startup ecosystem, and they made it really easy for that to happen. I don't know of a compelling argument to choose Reader over that.

joedevon 13y ago
It was just a thought. I mean, just speaking in terms of a business move, Google's track record ain't great with these types of services. There must be a better way than dumping them like that. What I heard or read somewhere about Reader is that they couldn't find internal champions, and that's why it died. NOT because it was losing money. Then again, Google+ is a better business for them than RSS.