> In particular, the short notice period (3 months + 2 months grace) for something people have been using for a decade is jarring.
For me, this raises the obvious question. How long a notice period is long enough? Six months? Eight? A year? Five years? A decade?
I think we can all agree that a decade would be an excessive and unreasonable expectation.
> By the same token, people have been using free Gmail accounts for a while now. What do you think the perception will be if Google asked them to pony up $60 a year with 5 months’ notice?
Probably about the same as if Google asked them to pony up $60 a year with a year's notice. Which is to say incredibly hostile because people have come to view free Gmail accounts as a basic public service for which no payment will ever be required under any circumstances.
For me, this raises the obvious question. How long a notice period is long enough? Six months? Eight? A year? Five years? A decade?
I think we can all agree that a decade would be an excessive and unreasonable expectation.
> By the same token, people have been using free Gmail accounts for a while now. What do you think the perception will be if Google asked them to pony up $60 a year with 5 months’ notice?
Probably about the same as if Google asked them to pony up $60 a year with a year's notice. Which is to say incredibly hostile because people have come to view free Gmail accounts as a basic public service for which no payment will ever be required under any circumstances.