A free tier is a loss-leader, intended to support sales of the paid product.
If too many “…have been happily using Slack’s free plan for years”, then Slack will have to change the terms.
Generally, storage and access to storage cost money. If you aren’t paying for it, it is definitely temporary, whether anyone says it explicitly or not. I don’t just mean in a “nothing lasts forever” way, but that it will gone in the relatively short term. This is just reality.
A free tier is a loss-leader, intended to support sales of the paid product.
If too many “…have been happily using Slack’s free plan for years”, then Slack will have to change the terms.
Generally, storage and access to storage cost money. If you aren’t paying for it, it is definitely temporary, whether anyone says it explicitly or not. I don’t just mean in a “nothing lasts forever” way, but that it will gone in the relatively short term. This is just reality.