With all due respect, please remember that when 16 years ago Google offered these free accounts, these were mostly the only way for some folks to get on the internet of apps etc, and no other end user friendly methods were available. I continue to be amazed at some people here batting for Google, saying things like ‘you should not have signed up’ or ‘all businesses are like this.’ etc etc.
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Downloading the data is not a full migration option as, for example, Google Photos albums can’t be migrated – just the photos themselves. What irks me even more is the complete lack of a migration path/tool from a GSuite account to a free GMail account (emails, calendar, photos, drive etc). What I cannot accept is the lack of acceptance from Google that families use this and therefore the lack of a price point for them.
I can accept that the free version is finally ending, I knew it would someday. Hopefully, I’ll have that sorted before payment kicks in in July and I’ll cancel it all down. I’ve only upgraded to buy a little time to migrate and find an alternative solution for us. I’d maybe consider paying if there was a family price option, but at £4.40 per month per user, I won’t be subscribing after the 1st year 50% off as that’s not sustainable for me. It’s handy when you have kids to have an admin to take care of things for them. I’ve used it for my family of 6 for the past 11 years. I am all about capitalism, but really? A trillion dollars and they can’t “afford” to continue free legacy accounts for SMB? Again, complete rubbish… Last thought… why do you believe that it took Google waited 10 years to pull plug? Let me understand the logic? Google has moved from a billion dollar profit business to nearly a trillion dollar business over those 10 years… but that’s not enough – right. Just as a reference, the world works however these conglomerates want it to work and they are *never* held to their word… It’s called bait and switch – that simple. Sure they have that right, but it is flat out BS – pure rubbish. Who are these others that you refer to? I don’t recall any “others” exclaiming that their service would be “free” for as long as the user wanted it and then eventually decide to change their minds. It’s always a one way street with them and others. And that’s exactly what Google did with those users a long while ago. I guarantee that you do not own or run any business because getting as much for your hard earned dollar or striking a bargain with a provider is how it is really done. Maybe you assume all companies and their owners are “rich”, it’s a common comment. You are lumping all companies into one large basket of, “Don’t rely on your business to free products”. Our company is 3 people and we relied on this service with our domain for that period of time and was provided a lesser service, but we agreed to those terms. *That* was part of the deal… Google claimed and shouted from the tallest mountains that they would “Never” take this service away from those that agreed to the EULA all those years ago and I know because I am one such user.
Why not rely on a “free” product that has been harvesting your data for a decade?
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