from the article: > Other companies, like Microsoft and Google, are sneaking AI charges into your existing software-as-a-service (SaaS) bills They really are.

from the article: > Other companies, like Microsoft and Google, are sneaking AI charges into your existing software-as-a-service (SaaS) bills They really are. My Google Workspace bill was increased by $5/month purely because of the "value add" that AI provides. I turned Gemini off in my tenant (like, chatted with customer support to REALLY turn it off). I have no desire to turn it back on. There is no way to remove the $5/month increase. At this point, they are literally just stealing $60/year from me (and others) to fund their AI bullshit. As soon as I find an alternative to Drive and Docs, I am gone. I found this unacceptable.