[jefe78]

Please understand this is just my opinion. I don't speak for anyone else nor am I necessarily an accurate representation of anything. This is my anecdote:

I have NEVER signed up for a new service that required a credit card up front. I HAVE signed up for free accounts, saw the value and then converted.

This is a little different for certain brands, i.e., AWS and such. However, for an unknown brand to want my CC info? Not a chance.