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Re:Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day me... by unsnap_biceps on Sunday January 18, 2026 @08:16PM (#46673964)
Your costs will change and shift over time. Personally, I don't trust anything that says "Free Forever" or "Unlimited". Give a real limit and figure out the transition. "Free now, and no plans to change, but if it does, we will give you one year to transition" is much more confidence building then "Free forever".
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Re:Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day me... by yadavrh on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:16AM (#46675863)
Gmail has been free forever :) even when google wasn't the behemoth it is now
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Re:Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day me... by Xorlev on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:58PM (#46683711)
Google was already fairly profitable when Gmail was started, and did a considerable amount of capacity planning.

It was also invite-only for a loooong time.

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