Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying

Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by SergeAx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @04:37PM (#30000549)

1) valid point, but how can I be sure another email provider won't do just the same, or even worse? At least Google is sitting on it's data using it to profit for itself. Smaller actors are just wholesaling everything they can reach.

2) I don't agree with "moments notice" sentiment. 3 months are quite enough for most users (and they can buy more time for a relatively small price). The free lunch was off the menu for more than nine years, I am actually surprised they gave us so much time.

3) There are replies around this post that for paying users Google support is significantly better. Good opportunity to check if it is really so.

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Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by grey-area on Thursday January 20, 2022 @03:52AM (#30006459)

Because the other service only does email as a service, so if they do the same their business folds, and the other service is likely to have far better support (which tends to 0 at google)

It is far more likely Google will decide to change the terms unilaterally on their customers or discontinue a service altogether - their business is advertising, not email.

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