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I had the special intro rate of 9.99 for Google Music Family which eventually extended to Youtube Premium and then became Youtube Music. Last year google decid

I had the special intro rate of 9.99 for Google Music Family which eventually extended to Youtube Premium and then became Youtube Music. Last year google decided "fuck loyalty" and hiked the price to 22.99. Same with Google Apps for Business. What used to be free now costs me $75+ per month and I can't get out of it because I have older family members with large amounts of data that I can't move to another platform. I also can't just upgrade one users account (as was possible before) but instead I need to pay for the more expensive package that has more storage for all users.

miloignis 2y ago
Huh, that's odd - I'm still on my 7.99 personal plan from Google Play Music, and it's working fine - did they only end it for the family plan?
highcountess 2y ago
I am not sure what would make someone expect something like "loyalty" from a corporation. They will lie to you just like any other exploitative narcissistic psychopathic cluster of people, until the second they don't need or want you anymore. Corporations basically a manifestation of what people all across the globe and all throughout time have all identified as various forms of malevolent entities; effectively endless bounds to do harm and effectively zero accountability or consequences. Corporations are essentially parasites on humanity at every single level, from what is kind of like parasocial relationship by proxy that people have largely dependent on or from their connection to the corporation, to the vapid also parasocial identity that many build around their connection to corporations, to the heinous crimes the "corporation" commits on a global scale, often totally around the objective of sucking resources and wealth out of a particular place and/or people.
- sschueller 2y ago
  Back 20 years ago it cost companies more to aquire new people than to keep existing customers happy. Hence "grandfathering" people was common. Loyalty paid off. I have a netflix account that is older than the founding date listed on Wikipedia yet I pay exactly the same as someone who signs up today.

miloignis 2y ago

Huh, that's odd - I'm still on my 7.99 personal plan from Google Play Music, and it's working fine - did they only end it for the family plan?

highcountess 2y ago

I am not sure what would make someone expect something like "loyalty" from a corporation. They will lie to you just like any other exploitative narcissistic psychopathic cluster of people, until the second they don't need or want you anymore. Corporations basically a manifestation of what people all across the globe and all throughout time have all identified as various forms of malevolent entities; effectively endless bounds to do harm and effectively zero accountability or consequences. Corporations are essentially parasites on humanity at every single level, from what is kind of like parasocial relationship by proxy that people have largely dependent on or from their connection to the corporation, to the vapid also parasocial identity that many build around their connection to corporations, to the heinous crimes the "corporation" commits on a global scale, often totally around the objective of sucking resources and wealth out of a particular place and/or people.

sschueller 2y ago
Back 20 years ago it cost companies more to aquire new people than to keep existing customers happy. Hence "grandfathering" people was common. Loyalty paid off. I have a netflix account that is older than the founding date listed on Wikipedia yet I pay exactly the same as someone who signs up today.