I totally agree that how this happened was apalling. There should have been much more information up front.

However, you compare GR with NG in absolute terms. Neither is 'better' than the other. It's what you're used to. Apart from the nested folder thing you can do everything you need in GR. It's just a little different. Add in some extra apps and you can do a lot more.

I tried NG when the iPhone app came out. I liked the iPhone app. I installed the Mac app too and although it looked and worked fine, I was annoyed at having to have another app open when a browser tab would suffice.

Then we get to NG itself - the web site. As a long time GR user I could not *stand* the cluttered and poorly designed web site. As the web was the only option I had from work (until even that got blocked) I had to endure it in my lunch break. I just went back to GR after that. A clean, simple web interface.

Now, I only have 40 or so feeds, so I have less to keep track of but I think the key thing is I learnt to use GR and therefore have no problems with it. Except that I need to maintain a standard Google account to use it even though I have a Google-hosted domain. But that's no different to using (the old) NG.