It's almost as if Google has offended one of its most influential constituencies, with little conception of the possible backlash that might result from such "bait and switch" tactics.<p>Oh wait, it's exactly like that.
What really pisses me off in discussions abour Google Reader and RSS in general is people suggesting some kind of 'social news'. I don't want to rely on anybody's taste and judgements, I just want to read what I want to read and this is something social news will never be able to fulfill.