I'm looking at Windows-based RSS readers. Sigh! This has all come about due to incompatibilities between Macs and PCs which has required I start using my little Windows notebook more. It is lighter, noiser, fast and incredibly annoying. (And, this really is another story...)
I tried Newsgator for a week but just couldn't handle the navigation of hundreds of feeds via Outlook. And I simply hated the complexity of adding a feed. NetNewswire really makes this simple on the Mac. It was also pretty expensive and I couldn't see any value in all the web integration.
This week I am on to Feeddemon. I'll write a full review on the different readers given this is one of the most common recommendations I get asked for.
At the end of the day I am with Stowe, none of these really reflect the way we interact with Web 2.0.