G+_Paul Stanwyck (socialSa Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Originally shared by Andrew Boyter New post on machinecompatible.com. On Making Sense of the Maelstrom: Can we trust Google after the Reader incident? http://machinecompatible.com/blog/2013/3/25/on-making-sense-of-the-maelstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andrew Boyter Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 You are correct, sir. Apologies, I'm not a professional headline writer. Subtitle should read: Why we should be OK with Reader's death. sorry for the overly dramatic previous one. :)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andrew Boyter Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 That's an excellent point, and I should probably have addressed it, especially since I don't actually expect to use the same software or service forever. New things are always coming along (I was already using Feedly on mobile, I transitioned to it on the desktop). I suppose it's probably good to keep in mind that no one is truly "safe" from software/service shutdowns, it's probably going to end up happening with many of the paid Twitter clients. I think it can be dangerous to expect that because I pay for a service it will go on as long as I need it. For my needs, data portability is more of a priority than long-term stability. I got over five years of great use out of Reader, that's forever in internet time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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