[Lordarminius]

I think this is one of those instances where a management decision consciously wrecks a company, but then we'll see.

Asking for a credit card for a service which is ostensibly free and risking a breach of my data (as C9 suffered a while ago) is a poor move and has been widely criticized by the c9 community. The management has so far failed to take user feedback into consideration. Lets see how that works out for them.

They should stick to a freemium model. Personally I am looking for an alternative.