It was sort of helpful for us. We (a bootstrapped small business) remained on the free tier for a few years before upgrading and getting access to all history.

It was sort of helpful for us. We (a bootstrapped small business) remained on the free tier for a few years before upgrading and getting access to all history. We might not have bothered if the history was simply deleted. I was grateful they didn't as there are some great moments in there, i.e. our first invoice, announcement of our first member of staff, prototype renders, etc.