Why Google Is Really Pulling the Plug on Reader [Updated]
When Google announced earlier this week that it would shut down Reader, it cited declining use as the reason. But user outcry, including a petition with 100,000 signatures, suggests that lack of interest in the product isn't the whole story.
When Google announced earlier this week that it would shut down Reader, it cited declining use as the reason. But user outcry, including a petition with 100,000 signatures, suggests that lack of interest in the product isn’t the whole story.
Some leaked code for Google Play, parsed by the Android Police blog, suggests that Google will launch mobile news subscriptions to compete with Apple’s lucrative Newsstand. Newsstand allows users to buy digital subscriptions of magazines, including many which aren’t freely available online.
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