When Google killed Reader I stopped trusting them at that point as I realized they'd kill everything to maintain control. I hate GOOG nowadays and hope they become less influential on the internet.
Yeah, my impression at the time was that programmers and tech-related media turned against Google basically overnight when Reader was killed. I think the importance of Reader wasn’t “everybody used it” but “the people in a position to influence the public perception of Google used it”.
I believe it is about the audience, they are very casual about killing products. The users of the Reader was people with interest and influence in technology. Killing a product that is utilized by the people with the higher influence created no good.
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When Google killed Reader I stopped trusting them at that point as I realized they'd kill everything to maintain control. I hate GOOG nowadays and hope they become less influential on the internet.
Granted, the audience here is a little skewed but I feel like the death of reader generated significant mistrust that I’m not sure google expected.
Yeah, my impression at the time was that programmers and tech-related media turned against Google basically overnight when Reader was killed. I think the importance of Reader wasn’t “everybody used it” but “the people in a position to influence the public perception of Google used it”.
I believe it is about the audience, they are very casual about killing products. The users of the Reader was people with interest and influence in technology. Killing a product that is utilized by the people with the higher influence created no good.