As a somewhat meta comment, it kind of blows my mind that it's possible today to market a product on the grounds that you, as a customer, pay for it. "Look! We'

As a somewhat meta comment, it kind of blows my mind that it's possible today to market a product on the grounds that you, as a customer, pay for it. "Look! We're not free!" is actually something the customer is expected to understand the implications of, and appreciate as a feature. I do understand the implications, I'm not looking for explanations, I just think it's quite ... funny.