Ask HN: Why just don't charge for Google Reader?1 points·by mars·13 anni fa·2 commentsI was wondering why Google wouldn't just charge a small fee for the usage of Google Reader. I guess loads of users are willing to pay. What do you guys think?1 commentsPost comment[–]tocomment·13 anni fareplyOr how about spinning it off into a new company? Wouldn't that provide more value to shareholders than throwing the whole thing away?[–]mooism2·13 anni fareplySupposedly it's too tightly integrated into their internal infrastructure to spin it off.