Google isn't deprecating Reader, they're eliminating it.
Perhaps it is unfair to Google. However, there is just a rising level of distrust about the kind of company that Google is, or is becoming.
Arguably that trust has underpinned much of their efforts.
For me, too many good things happen through the medium of blogging and RSS, and Google provided a decent gateway to that. Now they've signaled that they don't want to be a part of that.
I don't entirely distrust Google now, but I trust them less.
Perhaps it is unfair to Google. However, there is just a rising level of distrust about the kind of company that Google is, or is becoming.
Arguably that trust has underpinned much of their efforts.
For me, too many good things happen through the medium of blogging and RSS, and Google provided a decent gateway to that. Now they've signaled that they don't want to be a part of that.
I don't entirely distrust Google now, but I trust them less.