Update: here is the confirmation. Existing NetNewsWire full-version customers will receive a free 2-year paid subscription to NewsGator Online. Yup, good enough reason to switch to NewsGator from Bloglines. “Synchronization is set to be the killer feature of the next generation of feed reading software,” said John Gruber, author of the popular Mac weblog Daring Fireball.
Richard asked about who is on the menu for Newsgator? He has many guesses and one of them is right: Ranchero Software, the company behind Mac-a-licious RSS reader NetNewsWire. Sources in Silicon Valley tell me that this deal is pretty much done, and expect the deal to be announced sometime on Wednesday at Web 2.0. Greg Reinacker refused to comment. This is going to be a major coup for Newsgator, because NNW is the default gold standard in MacRSS space. This deal would be very much of the same caliber as Newsgator’s acquisition of Bradbury Software, the maker of Feed Demon, a Windows only RSS reader. Back then, I posted this question: Will Newsgator finally buy a Mac desktop application and fill out the obvious hole in its product portfolio. With NNW, Newsgator fills that hole, and in swoop enhances the value of Newsgator Online. Syncing across the platforms? That would be nice. Stay tuned for further details!
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2:49 AM PT
[...] Is NewsGator buying NetNewsWire? As Om says, this would finally add a Mac based product to the portfolio. by Scott | posted in Asides Trackback URL | Comment RSS Feed Tag at del.icio.us | Incoming links [...]
3:31 AM PT
Om Says NewsGator Buying NetNewsWire
Om Malik posts that his sources tell him that NewsGator is going to annouce a deal to buy Ranchero Software, the makers of NetNewsWire. As Om says, NNW is the RSS reader of choice for Mac users. And like Om,…
5:00 AM PT
NewsGator Buying
Om Malik - once again - has the scoop on a deal: this one invovling Newsgator’s acquisition of Ranchero Software, which makes a Mac-based RSS reader called NetNewsWire. The news got me about a Technorati-related
issue when it comes to rankings. Like …
6:09 AM PT
Say it ain’t so Om
Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger: “Om Malik reports a rumor that NewsGator is buying NetNewsWire.”
Man, I’m conflicted about this. On one hand, Brent Simmons seems like one of the good guys and I’m happy if this rumor is tru…
6:17 AM PT
[...] Om Malik is reporting that Newsgator is acquiring Ranchero, makers of NetNewsWire and the ultimate Mac Newsreader. [...]
7:11 AM PT
[...] As always, Om Malik’s got some inside information regarding NewsGator buying NetNewsWire. [...]
9:14 AM PT
Sort of obvious/expected, isn’t it ? I thought this was a big acquisition ?
9:29 AM PT
NewsGator 收購 NNW (NetNewsWire) ?
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9:33 AM PT
Håll koll på Newsgator
Hos Om Malik läser man om spekulationerna om att Newsgator ska köpa Ranchero Software, företaget bakom den bästa RSS-läsaren för…
9:38 AM PT
Hrm. I love NNW. Been using it since the pre 1.0 betas, used to live about a mile from Brent Simmons in Ballard, and still owe him beer for implementing Mac-to-Mac sync of your subscription list.
While I’d be tickled pink to see Brent take home a Huge Sack O’ Cash, part of me would be damn sad to see NNW lose its Indy Cred…
9:40 AM PT
Damn, I thought it was going to be more adventurous than that - hence my bet on a search-related company. ;-) Oh well, as you say NetNewsWire is a great buy for Newsgator.
9:43 AM PT
Newsgator is being bought by microsoft. This was the company that scoble was refering to recently.
Its ripe.
10:46 AM PT
NewsGator play for the Mac?
As you are no doubt aware, I am not a Mac user. I have nothing against the Macintosh, I have just always…
12:01 PM PT
[...] Om Malik breaks the news, well, rumor, TUAW picks it up and Dave Winer prods himself for his accurate guess back in May: looks like after their acquisition of FeedDemon in May, NewsGator is now targetting Ranchero Software’s NetNewsWire. [...]
12:50 PM PT
NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire
Unlike the previous rumor I mentioned, this one turns out to be true: NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire, the leading RSS reader for the Mac. Brent Simmons, NetNewsWire’s creator, has joined us as a product architect. The addition of NetNewsWire extends
1:29 PM PT
Consolidation in the RSS aggregator space
Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Newsgator buying who? Powered By Qumana
1:55 PM PT
NetNewsWire rachet
La rumeur, dans l’air depuis quelques mois, s’était faite plus insistante ces derniers jours. C’est désormais une réalité : NewsGator rachète NetNewsWire, l’agrégateur RSS de référence sous Mac OS X. Brent Simmons, créateur de NetNewsWire,…
8:25 PM PT
NewsGator Acquires Mac RSS Reader NetNewsWire
: NewsGator continues its rollups in the RSS space, as expected: it has acquired NetNewsWire, creator of a popular RSS reader for Mac OS X. (The news was first reported by Om)…NewsGator already owns RSS aggregators on Outlook, Windows and…
10:58 PM PT
[...] Web 2.0 conference attendees have not even started landing and the news of deals is coming thick and strong. Today Newsgator confirmed it was buying Ranchero, the makers of Net News Wire. Yahoo has acquired Upcoming.org, an event site started by Andy Baio, and is continuing its big makeover. No financial terms were disclosed. I wonder what it does to the valuation of EVDB, and how many clones should we expect in the wake of this deal. In Random Access and Asides Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 10:58 PM PT [...]
11:21 PM PT
NetNewsGator
So, today was interesting, although I’ll have to backtrack a bit to explain why. As you may have heard, NewsGator will be buying the assets of Ranchero, not the least of which is Brent Simmons, but also happen to include NetNewsWire and MarsEdit. You …
11:46 PM PT
Acquisitions have started already
Yahoo! has bought upcoming.org, Andy Baio’s events service: “In just a few years, most of it spent on nights and weekends, the Upcoming team has built an excellent site with a loyal and growing following. Now that theyÂ’ve joined Yahoo!,…
5:26 AM PT
NetNewsWire finds a new home (but still has one helluva primary care giver)
7:07 AM PT
NetNewsGatorWire
The rumors were true : NewsGator is acquiring NetNewsWire from Brent Simmons
6:51 PM PT
NewsGator’s reach continues to grow
Last night, Om Malik scored a big one when he informed about NewsGator’s intent to purchase RSS feed newsreader NetNewsWire, which runs on the Mac OS. This comes less than six months after the firm purchased Nick Bradbury’s FeedDemon (which…
7:56 PM PT
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6:14 AM PT
[...] rumors were true: NewsGator is acquiring NetNewsWire from Brent Simmons’ Ranchero Software—and [...]
9:47 AM PT
[...] rumors were true: NewsGator is acquiring NetNewsWire from Brent Simmons’ Ranchero Software—and [...]
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