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I personally stopped using Greader, not because it's a bas tool. It's a great tool, but I stopped using it after realizing that google knew everything about me, and that I was totally dependant on them. So now I use tt-rss, it's a Greader clone (just better) that I host on my box. And I'm now Google-free :)

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I've always felt that Google was a benevolent overlord. That may change at some point, and at that point I'll leave. Until then, I'm ok with being dependent on them for almost everything.

Until you try to leave and realize you're just too dependent on them. They pull you in by inches, and then you realize you're miles from getting out.

I actually love most Google products, and I'm willing to deal with them for now. I just wanted to provide the counter argument.

You're always free to take your ball and go home though: http://www.dataliberation.org/

I'm a huge fan of those guys. Even though I may never move my data out of Google, at least I know I always have the option.

I get that. It's always difficult to migrate data, no matter how easy it has been made to move.

Google Reader is my starting point to follow everything that's on topic. There is absolutely nothing out there that comes close. Twitter is not for full feeds, period.

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