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==Reception== NetNewsWire has been well regarded by many users and reviewers. According to [[FeedBurner]], NetNewsWire was the most popular desktop newsreader on all platforms in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=RSS Market Share |work=Burning Questions |publisher=[[FeedBurner]] |date=2005-01-10 |url=http://blogs.feedburner.com/feedburner/archives/2005/01/rss_market_shar.php |access-date=2007-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602085926/http://blogs.feedburner.com/feedburner/archives/2005/01/rss_market_shar.php |archive-date=2007-06-02 }}</ref> The software received a ''[[Macworld]]'' Editor's Choice Award in 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=The 19th Annual Editors' Choice Awards |work=[[Macworld]] |publisher=[[Mac Publishing]] |date=2004-02-01 |url=http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/features/editorschoiceawards2004/ |access-date=2007-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705002820/http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/features/editorschoiceawards2004/ |archive-date=2007-07-05 }}</ref> and 2005<ref>{{cite web|last=Frakes |first=Dan |title=NetNewsWire 2: Even with Safari 2.0 in the picture, RSS reader remains indispensable |work=[[Macworld]] |publisher=[[Mac Publishing]] |date=2005-12-20 |url=http://www.macworld.com/products/eddy05/NetNewsWire-2.php |access-date=2007-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602062957/http://www.macworld.com/products/eddy05/NetNewsWire-2.php |archive-date=2007-06-02 }}</ref> and maintained a 4.8 out of five stars rating among reviewers at [[VersionTracker]] (now [[CNET]]).<ref>{{cite web| title =NetNewsWire| work =[[CNET]]| date =2007-05-30| url =http://download.cnet.com/NetNewsWire/3000-2164_4-10187938.html| access-date =2013-06-30}}</ref> ''[[Ars Technica]]'' called NetNewsWire's built-in browser "hands-down the best of any Mac newsreader,"<ref>{{cite web| last =Warren| first =Brian| title =Mac RSS Readers| work =[[Ars Technica]]| date =2005-09-22| url =https://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/newsreaders-mac.ars/4| access-date =2007-05-30}}</ref> and [[Walter Mossberg]], technology columnist for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', said that NetNewsWire is his favorite for the Mac.<ref>{{cite news | last =Mossberg| first =Walt| author-link =Walter Mossberg | title =A Guide to Using RSS, Which Helps You Scan Vast Array of Sites| work =All Things Digital| publisher =[[Wall Street Journal]]| date =2005-05-05| url =http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20050505/guide-to-using-rss/| access-date =2007-05-30}}</ref> NetNewsWire 5.0 was also received well. MacStories praised the RSS reader's search engine and general stability, but lamented that some advanced features and customization options had not made it into the release, calling 5.0 "a solid foundation for the future".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macstories.net/reviews/netnewswire-review-the-mac-rss-client-rebooted-with-a-solid-foundation-for-the-future/|title=NetNewsWire Review: The Mac RSS Client, Rebooted with a Solid Foundation for the Future|date=26 August 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> [[Gizmodo]] wrote that NetNewsWire 5.0 was off to a promising start, but agreed that it lacked some of the features that might be expected by a power user.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/one-of-the-best-rss-readers-is-back-1837585587|title=One of the Best RSS Readers Is Back|website=Gizmodo|date=26 August 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
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