[DashRattlesnake]

Mockery aside, the rule "don't rely on Google products unless they're utterly dominant" is a good one.

[btown]

Well, Reader was the dominant RSS reader...

[sdegutis]

Then maybe it should be: "Don't rely on Google products unless they're utterly dominant and necessities." Maps, email, search, are all needed in modern life. RSS readers lost out to Twitter & Facebook years ago.