I think this news highlights a more general problem. How can we call something a...

mcintyre1994 on March 14, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google: Do what you want with Reader, but don't ki...

I think this news highlights a more general problem. How can we call something an "open standard" if it's controlled by one company in such a way that they can shut it down at whim. Open sourcing should be a requirement to be an "open standard", or am I missing something?

ville on March 14, 2013 [–]

They are not shutting down the standard, they are dropping the support for it in services they host.