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Re:Reeder Calls Out MobileRSS For Design Theft, Community Ba... by Kylekramer on Wednesday December 22, 2010 @09:53PM (#2033349)
Bad news: http://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/17674488195850240

It is an interesting question. I mean, Reeder was clearly cloned pretty heavily, but kneecaping interoperability in retaliation seems like a dangerous road to head down.

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Re:Reeder Calls Out MobileRSS For Design Theft, Community Ba... by hallmark on Sunday December 26, 2010 @04:42PM (#2041222)
When you are using the resources of an API, you are entering a community. And when you abuse another respected member of the community, it responds.

These bookmarking services weren't cutting off a developer client to protect themselves, which I consider more dangerous. They were throwing their weight behind Reeder.

Checks and balances.

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