Fair point. But if this supported adding and managing feeds of my choice I would certainly give it a try. I'm guessing that this is a test of their reader and hence an MVP.
P.S I currently use Google Reader and am looking for alternatives.
Also open-source (http://github.com/samuelclay), actively developed, and social features coming soon (within the next 2 months). And of course, a history of shipping.
I agree, but it's still missing folders. Oh, and this is something I forgot in my first point, where is the ecosystem. It's a nice new RSS reader, but it's web only. I use a couple different clients in connection with Google Reader. These guys are starting with nothing.
P.S I currently use Google Reader and am looking for alternatives.