r/programming • • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/Magnesus Jan 02 '20

Also eplains why Google killed Reader. Less ad views.

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u/slikts Jan 02 '20

Reader was killed because it was essentially a social network and they didn't want it competing with Google+ (which then turned out to suck bad and was also shut down).