@adriangrab The gmail example is horrible for an entire list of reasons, here are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head: 90% of online email is already free, you have important emails stored in gmail that would be lost if you decided not to pay, you can just switch to a free alternative if they really did do that, most google apps stay in beta for a long ass time.
Now, a more apt example would be something like a game you beta test for free, then the beta test ends, and.... oh yeah, YOU BUY IT.
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@adriangrab The gmail example is horrible for an entire list of reasons, here are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head: 90% of online email is already free, you have important emails stored in gmail that would be lost if you decided not to pay, you can just switch to a free alternative if they really did do that, most google apps stay in beta for a long ass time.
Now, a more apt example would be something like a game you beta test for free, then the beta test ends, and.... oh yeah, YOU BUY IT.