I just found out via ReadWriteWeb that Newsgator has just made all of its RSS products available for free. This is great news because they publish FeedDemon, the desktop RSS reader that I have been using for years.
FeedDemon really is a quality RSS reader, and because your subscriptions are handled through Newsgator you have an API and portability so you can sync your subscriptions on other devices too. I really tried to like Google Reader but I kept on coming back to FeedDemon.
In my opinion it was well worth the $30 a year price tag (and I gladly paid it every year too), and it is even better value as a free product.
Grab it now - FeedDemon (Windows Only)
Note: I see on the product page that they are still advertising it for $29.95. The press release today clearly states that it is now free, so go ahead and download it.