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Living Room / Re: Google Reader gone
« Last post by paulobrabo on March 16, 2013, 04:48 AM »That's my take too. Another related article:
It’s Not Just Reader – Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too
It’s Not Just Reader – Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too
But now the extension is gone, and the message is clear: Google is getting out of the RSS business. It’s more than Google just shutting down a product that never gained mainstream traction and moving resources elsewhere – it’s about distancing itself from the RSS community as a whole.
It’s interesting that the extension has been removed ahead of the end date for Google Reader, since up until that time, Reader’s core audience will likely still be subscribing to new feeds. And it’s worth noting that the extension also supported other blog-reading services besides Google’s.