Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand

Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by s0rce on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @10:58AM (#19554787)

I tested a few that appeared from the ashes. Ended up not liking most of them but eventually found bazqux and pay them money.

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Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by CobrastanJorji on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @01:57PM (#19556853)

I switched to Feedly the day they announced the shutdown because it could import from Reader, looked like Reader, and used a lot of the same shortcuts. Is bazqux better?

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Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by acemarke on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @02:47PM (#19557324)

Haven't used Feedly, but I was a hardcore Google Reader user, and I _love_ BazQux Reader. It does exactly what I need - shows RSS, has APIs that allow mobile apps to hook in, is fast, and it _just works_. Totally worth the $20/yr, and I'm amazed more folks don't talk about it.

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Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by amyjess on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:22PM (#19564671)

I found the way Feedly handles scrolling to be aggravating to the point where I couldn't use it.

The Old Reader is great, but it doesn't have a mobile app. For a while, I ended up having accounts with both The Old Reader and Feedly, so I could use The Old Reader on desktop and GReader (a Feedly client) on mobile.

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Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by jamesgeck0 on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @05:37PM (#19567451)

The Old Reader is compatible with a number of 3rd party clients, including GReader.

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Re:Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand by amyjess on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @05:58PM (#19567580)

Ah thanks. It's been a while since I've used RSS, though... I eventually gave up after a while.

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