'Self-defense'? The post's key quote sums up Google's relation to RSS:
lead with a compelling user experience first and then build an API from there, an API which may be based on open standards, but only if it’s a means to an end.
Although an open standard, RSS is a special case: The DNA of RSS is incompatible with the data-greedy centralization enforced by the Google, Facebook, Twitter and their likes.
lead with a compelling user experience first and then build an API from there, an API which may be based on open standards, but only if it’s a means to an end.
Although an open standard, RSS is a special case: The DNA of RSS is incompatible with the data-greedy centralization enforced by the Google, Facebook, Twitter and their likes.