The service being taken away is the free email for the duration of your registration. If you don't use it, you're likely unaffected.

Maybe I wasn't clear when I said "and I rely on their free email". I do use the free email with every domain I buy with them, but haven't received any communication asking me to pay for them.

Same here. Maybe it's happening by region?

Same here.

Same here, I'm registered until 2025 and make heavy use of the free mailboxes. I thought this was a good move because by registering a domain I became a paying customer, even if I was also using free-tier services.

Haven't heard any communication from Gandi yet but maybe I can update here if/when it happens.

Same here

I have not yet either. Customer for 10+ years. If they go through with this, I will have to consider small claims court in Taiwan or Japan.