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> I suspect that the change is more to do with the cost of storage

I think you're right about that, but they did address it up front:

> Second, you can tell a lot about a product by how it makes money. Giving away vast amounts of storage creates data that can be sold to advertisers, with the inevitable result being that advertisers’ interests are prioritized over yours.

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> I'm happy to accept that I'm not a user they can support for free. I like Flickr, wish it well, and am happy to pay for pro

That's great! And I want to say that I highly respect the maturity and understanding you demonstrate here. I wish more people adopted this attitude.