
Why make an RSS reader app when Google has a free one that everyone already uses? It just worked, and was free, so it became the standard. Most native RSS readers, like my favorite, Reeder, relied on Google Reader's backend to keep up with RSS subscriptions. The free RSS service from Google practically pushed every other RSS sync app out of the market, and while it may have not been the most advanced RSS reading app, it became the de facto RSS app and sync engine.

And it's taking away some of the free services we've grown dependent on.

After years of giving us new free services, one after the other, it's now releasing $1,500 glasses and $1,300 laptops that can only run a browser. Hello Fever! | Techinch tech, simplified.
