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I thought ElGoog announced yesterday that they’ve decided (for now) to reverse course on the plan to take away legacy G-suite accounts? Relevant links: https:

I thought ElGoog announced yesterday that they’ve decided (for now) to reverse course on the plan to take away legacy G-suite accounts? Relevant links: https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/28/google-will-let-legacy-g-suite-users-migrate-to-free-google-accounts/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/28/google-will-let-legacy-g-s... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30114343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30114343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30118907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30118907 In any case, good riddance. I’d love to get out of the abusive relationship I have with google and “Legacy G-suite”, so a workable long-term alternative would be great!

riffic 5y ago
I think we're way beyond the point where Google is simply not to be trusted with any of its communications regarding the longevity of legacy products. See the killed by google graveyard guy (https://github.com/codyogden/killedbygoogle https://github.com/codyogden/killedbygoogle) for all examples there.
Macha 5y ago
No, they've promised some as of yet undefined ability to move to consumer google accounts. Because of the limits that gsuite accounts have had for consumer products over time, this is something people have been asking for and google hasn't delivered in quite some time, so until they announce details, I'm expecting many strings attached to the migration process if it's something they've been pressured into doing quickly.
- extra88 5y ago
  As explained in the Techcrunch regurgitation of an Ars Technica article [0], in addition to the migration, they're also inviting small (<10), non-business users to identify themselves, dangling the possibility of a better option for them (which might be a continuation of G Suite Legacy as-is, a slightly cheaper pricing tier, or something else). Nothing is happening to G Suite Legacy until May so there's no need to get off it now. It makes sense to start researching options now but there's plenty of time to wait and see what happens. [0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-relents-legacy-g-suite-users-will-be-able-to-migrate-to-free-accounts/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-relents-legac...
  - Macha 5y ago
    I know about the survey and signed up for it, but I'm not really expecting much. Probably a month in there'll be an upsell on gsuite business, then offers of reduced introductory rates, before finally details of whatever the migration option is for those who didn't take them up on introductory offers.

riffic 5y ago

I think we're way beyond the point where Google is simply not to be trusted with any of its communications regarding the longevity of legacy products. See the killed by google graveyard guy (https://github.com/codyogden/killedbygoogle https://github.com/codyogden/killedbygoogle) for all examples there.

Macha 5y ago

No, they've promised some as of yet undefined ability to move to consumer google accounts. Because of the limits that gsuite accounts have had for consumer products over time, this is something people have been asking for and google hasn't delivered in quite some time, so until they announce details, I'm expecting many strings attached to the migration process if it's something they've been pressured into doing quickly.

extra88 5y ago
As explained in the Techcrunch regurgitation of an Ars Technica article [0], in addition to the migration, they're also inviting small (<10), non-business users to identify themselves, dangling the possibility of a better option for them (which might be a continuation of G Suite Legacy as-is, a slightly cheaper pricing tier, or something else). Nothing is happening to G Suite Legacy until May so there's no need to get off it now. It makes sense to start researching options now but there's plenty of time to wait and see what happens. [0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-relents-legacy-g-suite-users-will-be-able-to-migrate-to-free-accounts/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/google-relents-legac...
- Macha 5y ago
  I know about the survey and signed up for it, but I'm not really expecting much. Probably a month in there'll be an upsell on gsuite business, then offers of reduced introductory rates, before finally details of whatever the migration option is for those who didn't take them up on introductory offers.