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With Reader, Google didn't replace it with anything. It wasn't replaced by a walled garden. There's no garden at all.

What open-source system did Google+ replace? OpenSocial? That thing never took off. Google tried for years but nothing happened.

Now you want Google to shut off Google+? Have you read what happens when Google shuts down products?

Google just can't win.

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Reader used to be a fantastic way to share great content with your friends. When the sharing was replaced with +1 it indicated the Google wanted the sharing to happen on Google+ [1]. Which means content creators have to get on G+ to syndicate, despite every CMS having RSS output already.

[1] http://gigaom.com/2013/03/13/chris-wetherll-google-reader/

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