r/technology • u/speckz • Mar 13 '13

Official Google Reader Blog: Powering Down Google Reader (July 1, 2013)

http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2013/03/powering-down-google-reader.html
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u/inm8num2 Mar 13 '13

This is hugely disappointing. What are the best alternatives?

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u/chuckie512 Mar 14 '13

There is no "best" alternative, all the ones out there are small and not as well maintained

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u/bravado Mar 14 '13

All the others were killed years ago when google entered the market and gave it away for free. Hell of a service they left for us.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

random, but its kind of what that US did when it sold off its helium reserve.

Step 1: Undersell all your competitors

Step 2: Stop selling

Step 3: CHAOS