Detailed description from one of the executives at FeedBurner on how you can enjoy the benefits of their service with an easy option on how to change back to a different feed address in the future without losing subscribers - Dancing About Architecture: FeedBurner on Your Terms.
This new tone from a vendor being open on how easily you can switch from their service to others emphasizes a change in the level of respect internet users enjoy. Openness that has not been adopted back then when email was invented where vendor "lock-in" was and still is the main customer preservation strategy for email service providers. Still, FeedBurner is unique with their responsiveness and listening capabilities to their audience.
On a personal note, FeedBurner is one of the main services I use as a blogger and it saves me a lot of administrative "headache" as a publisher. Giving your feed identity to a third party was frightening to me at first (availability, future existence? and other important questions), especially considering the fact that a vendor is quite new. Still, with FeedBurner I had an excellent experience as a free service user and their early dedication (even to their non-paying users) will serve them well for a long time as a vendor.
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