Dave Winer – love him or hate him, he does have a lot to say about this subject – wrote a short essay the other day about Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and RSS.

Basically, he says Yahoo and MS grok it, whereas Google seems to have its head up its ass in this regard.

I agree. Google (and Sun) have wasted too much time on Atom – RSS has reached the tipping point, and – whether or not it’s the best system – it is the syndication system. The old Betamax vs. VHS arguement. Get over it.

At the same time – as I’ve said repeatedly this year – I expect big things from Google this year. I’m hoping some sort of RSS concession will be part of this. Why not?

Update: 4/19/2005 Another story on same subject – be sure to read the comments.