Re: [syndication] The constraint to widespread adoption of syndication

[Morbus Iff <morbus@disobey.com>]

>nntprss, hoping v4 will be the ticket!),  dowloading dotnet frameworks
>or whatever else is required, and running  yet another client that looks
>like their mail reader but isn't (i.e. syndirella, sharpreader {which I
>personally use}, probably radio {i have never tried radio}).

Where does AmphetaDesk fit in? My feelings
on usability/aggregators, in an interview:
http://webword.com/interviews/iff.html

>isn't the business case with current volumes.  I feel aggregators must
>be integrated into corporate email clients (like MS Outlook) for

I'd never ever use Outlook, let alone an add-on ;) ... I can easily see
Outlook based aggregators, once popular, becoming yet another way for
virii to propagate. Most people I know, including clueless business
folk, have been moving away from Outlook, solely for their ineptitude
("I can't trust myself"), their lack of tech ("Norton broke my email
again"), and their fear ("did you hear the news? yet another!"). Likewise,
in so doing, you'd be killing the Mac market for aggregators, since free
MS email products no longer exist on OS X. ("Killing" is solely used
in Doug's desire for email syndication).

>I think aggregators will need to be part
>of the email client at no extra cost.

I disagree on the email part, personally. I don't have time to
formulate a bulleted list of pros/cons, but perhaps sometime
next week.

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