Comments on: An easy break-up https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/ Open information and technology. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David Megginson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4300 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:34 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4300 For me, the main point is that open standards ensure that the switching costs are extremely low — I can afford to risk going with a no-pay app today, because I can easily switch to another no-pay (or pay) app tomorrow. None of my data is locked into feedly, and none will disappear if feedly disappears.

]]> By: douglasrDouglas Robertson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4298 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:23 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4298 I’m surprised you would choose to support another ‘free’ app. Part of the reason that Reader disappeared is that there wasn’t a financial incentive to keep it running. I decided to put my support behind NewsBlur; it offered all the features of Feedly but has a subscription fee. But the cost is a mere $24 per year.

]]> By: dpawson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4296 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:13:07 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4296 What a convoluted way of working!
To avoid giving them my login, I create a new gmail account (does Google own feedly?), import my reader opxml, then use that throwaway ac as my feedly ac? How strange.

]]> By: dpawson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4295 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:29 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4295 In reply to David Megginson.

Odd. Using Chrome on Linux. Login takes me to the ‘request for permission’ page… I say no and I’m back to the home page? From there, no way to add an opml list? #reader

]]> By: David Megginson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4294 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:11 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4294 Dave: on Android, Feedly didn’t ask for that; instead, it just asked for permission to access my account via OAuth, and then, only when I asked it to sync with Google Reader. I just verified that it’s not listed on https://accounts.google.com/IssuedAuthSubTokens , so the access was a one-off.

]]> By: DaveP https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4293 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:09:09 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4293 IIRC Feedly asked for my google login / pwd details? Were you happy giving them David? I was’nt.

]]> By: John Cowan https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4292 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:05:54 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4292 I’ve switched to Feedly on the desktop: I don’t have any other devices. FWIU, the Feedlies are building their own back end so that when Reader goes away they’ll be able to move in seamlessly.

]]> By: Paul Tomblin https://quoderat.megginson.com/2013/05/19/an-easy-break-up/#comment-4291 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:32:40 +0000 http://quoderatech.wordpress.com/?p=699#comment-4291 I don’t know if it’s changed any, but when I started using Feedly (on iOS) it would sync perfectly with Google Reader so I wouldn’t get duplicates or missed articles if I read sometimes with Feedly on iOS and sometimes with Google Reader on the desktop. These days I’ve got the Feedly Chrome app so I’m using Feedly on laptop, desktop, iOS and Android, and it sync perfectly.

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