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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by aulin on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:49PM (#39494087)
That's not even remotely what happened. UX was bad because RSS was barely tolerated in the ad-driven web that was being established. No one had any interest in evolving the UI.
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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by hot_gril on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:11PM (#39494278)
Apple tried. RSS was shoved into every part of OS X at the time, and users were still confused about what it even is.
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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by iLoveOncall on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:13PM (#39494295)
That would be a compelling argument if the RSS button had never been added to websites in the first place.

The UI and UX was left entirely to the website administrator, not big tech, and even websites that did not have any monetization did not improve the experience for users.

And of course adtech could have invested in RSS to make it financially attractive. But they didn't, cause nobody uses it.

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