• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Man, I really did like Google Podcasts.

    It was way better than the other podcast apps. And coming from iTunes, it was a smooth transition.

    This sucks. Open source your shit, Google, and I promise we’ll keep it going.

    • iegod@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      What value would oss bring here when it’s the content that matters most? I’m actually really interested to know because I too really liked this app/service.

      • candybrie@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Podcasts are (generally, Spotify excluded) on an open standard. They’re just RSS feeds. So, the content can be aggregated by anyone. So it’s primarily the UI that will be different between different podcast players.

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          1 year ago

          Sure but the hosting of that content isn’t something a front end can solve.

          • ahto@feddit.de
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            1 year ago

            Podcasts are already hosted by a variety of independent services. Google doesn’t host any podcasts, at least as far as I am aware. In this case it really is a frontend-only problem.