The flaw in the argument that there was lost dev time/resources because they can't use the free api is that the dev time is going to happen no matter which prod

The flaw in the argument that there was lost dev time/resources because they can't use the free api is that the dev time is going to happen no matter which product you're using. The real cost is that if you want to still have a similar no-cost service, you have to put in the money (or time) to switch. How is this any different than if you had integrated with google maps and then they started spamming with ads so you wanted to switch to bing? This type of complaining is without merit and just looks like grandstanding to further advertise zferral (look at us, we'll never let you down, never turn you 'round).