If that were the case you’d expect them to reply to the several beta test requests this rich/dumb early adopter has sent over the last year+.
Re:Crazy New Ideas
by stephc_int13 on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:39AM
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Maybe the tech was not yet ready?
Fake it until you make it is still a thing in Silicon Valley.
They didn't reveal their true business model or pricing yet.
The $50 subscription is a way to simply not flood their servers while beta-testing them, and also getting a bit of money from rich/dumb early adopters.