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Just moved my legacy plan over to the 'new' personal use/free plan and it seems fine. Good grief how this wasn't the plan from the very start is just beyond me

Just moved my legacy plan over to the 'new' personal use/free plan and it seems fine. Good grief how this wasn't the plan from the very start is just beyond me. I hope the complete trashing of trust and perception with the earliest and most tech connected users was worth it, Google.

pdw 4y ago
I guess you weren't a Google Reader user. Join the club :)
- qbasic_forever 4y ago
  Oh I was, and I still have never forgiven them for it lol.
- BrandoElFollito 4y ago
  I still remember the day when I read that, when in a bus. Funny how some (arguably futile) memories stick in.
interestica 4y ago
What changed? Does it put an additional limit on users or are you still able to add as you were before (up to your existing limit)? Maybe this really was supposed to be some sort of "shock" to push a certain group over to google's paid services. Or maybe it was just a mismanaged mess.
- qbasic_forever 4y ago
  I don't have any extra users, other than like a few oauth app keys for random integrations. I just use it for my personal gmail and custom domain, and (unfortunately) all of my Android purchase history over a decade plus of mobile phone usage. Everything seems to be working just as before.
- Macha 4y ago
  yeah, theory 1 was they thought they could get some money out of pushing users to Workspace and didn't get the conversion rate they hoped for. Theory 2 is they really were developing a GSuite to Google Account migrator and it ended up being way too messy to be workable in the deadline they set themselves.
dkjaudyeqooe 4y ago
Is there a link to official info on what the new personal use plan entails? Edit: There's this summary, but nothing detailed so far: Continue using your custom domain with Gmail Keep using Gmail with your custom domain Retain access to no-cost Google services You will retain access to the no-cost version of Google Workspace services such as Google Drive and Google Meet, and additional Google services such as Google Search, Google Maps, and YouTube Keep your purchases and data You will retain access to paid content such as movie purchases at Google Play and data stored on Google Workspace This option is for non-commercial personal use Google may remove business functionality from this offering and transition businesses to Google Workspace. Additionally, this option will not include support.
motorpsycho 4y ago
I cannot figure out how to transition to the non-commercial/free plan. It only offers me an upgrade to Workspace. How slowly is it rolling out?

pdw 4y ago

I guess you weren't a Google Reader user. Join the club :)

qbasic_forever 4y ago
Oh I was, and I still have never forgiven them for it lol.
BrandoElFollito 4y ago
I still remember the day when I read that, when in a bus. Funny how some (arguably futile) memories stick in.

interestica 4y ago

What changed? Does it put an additional limit on users or are you still able to add as you were before (up to your existing limit)? Maybe this really was supposed to be some sort of "shock" to push a certain group over to google's paid services. Or maybe it was just a mismanaged mess.

qbasic_forever 4y ago
I don't have any extra users, other than like a few oauth app keys for random integrations. I just use it for my personal gmail and custom domain, and (unfortunately) all of my Android purchase history over a decade plus of mobile phone usage. Everything seems to be working just as before.
Macha 4y ago
yeah, theory 1 was they thought they could get some money out of pushing users to Workspace and didn't get the conversion rate they hoped for. Theory 2 is they really were developing a GSuite to Google Account migrator and it ended up being way too messy to be workable in the deadline they set themselves.

dkjaudyeqooe 4y ago

Is there a link to official info on what the new personal use plan entails? Edit: There's this summary, but nothing detailed so far: Continue using your custom domain with Gmail Keep using Gmail with your custom domain Retain access to no-cost Google services You will retain access to the no-cost version of Google Workspace services such as Google Drive and Google Meet, and additional Google services such as Google Search, Google Maps, and YouTube Keep your purchases and data You will retain access to paid content such as movie purchases at Google Play and data stored on Google Workspace This option is for non-commercial personal use Google may remove business functionality from this offering and transition businesses to Google Workspace. Additionally, this option will not include support.

motorpsycho 4y ago

I cannot figure out how to transition to the non-commercial/free plan. It only offers me an upgrade to Workspace. How slowly is it rolling out?