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Re:Ask HN: Which great products didn't succeed? by jayalpha on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:36AM (#19595786)
"I still think RSS was a better way"

"I still think RSS is a better way", fixed that for you.

Re:Ask HN: Which great products didn't succeed? by Deivuh on Sunday April 07, 2019 @12:01PM (#19597625)
It was the best way for me until most of the sources I used to follow started to only put the description of the post or article and a “read more” link forcing you open a browser to read it. I know most rss clients now have a built-in browser but it was better when you could read the content right in the client without those intrusive ads or layout.
Re:Ask HN: Which great products didn't succeed? by zanny on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:19PM (#19598760)
Which is why providers all added those click through links. They write articles for ad money, and RSS readers don't get the ads.