[marcog1]

I work at Asana. There's no way we'll drop our free plan. It's too fundamental to our sales model. We are, however, thinking a lot more actively about what features to make premium. Largely new features we haven't released yet.

[Snargorf]

I believe you're being honest, but what about in two years? Four years? Six years? Anything can change in that time span, including your sales model.

Not that this is a dig against you or Asana; it's just that this is how the world works.

[untog]

While that's true, the implication of the OPs statement is that the free plan does a great job converting users to the paid plan. While that's true, they'd be crazy to ditch it.

[ececconi]

More likely is that products come and go.

[dave2000]

We're definitely not getting rid of the free plan. Well, not until current management leaves, we do badly, get greedy, get bought out...

[tptacek]

Yeah, jerk! Answer for your unknowable future! "No way", indeed... the temerity, to suggest their product will be free after the heat death of the universe.

[JabavuAdams]

Your response seems like an unnecessary escalation. I thought the post you're responding to was reasonable.

[Absentinsomniac]

I'm pretty sure it's a joke.

[striking]

Jokes and other forms of amusement are banned on HN. It's been found that people here take things way too seriously, so the mods decided to ban jokes and humor outright.

(Happy April 1st!)

[JabavuAdams]

You know, I've had my share of rants, etc. on HN but revisiting Reddit has made me appreciate the HN policies more.

I generally avoid Reddit these days, except occasionally dipping into the VR sub-reddits. The level of stupidity, entitlement, and general melodrama is ludicrous.

It's like when you're subjected to the nonsense of a person who's become accustomed to being the smartest person in a dumb room.

HN is just a smarter room. Like Reddit 10 years ago. We should defend that.

[nathancahill]

> until current management leaves, we do badly, get greedy, get bought out

I think that's the point of the question?

[prdonahue]

Think he was making a joke (about how you never know what'll happen in future). Or at least I hope so.

[ececconi]

I'd pay for Asana if I ever needed to manage a small team on a personal project or if I start my own company. There's just too much intertia for me to change the project management software at the clients I work with now as a consultant.