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by Ntrails 4405 days ago
People get to be mad (within reason) when a free service stops being free without prior warning. Because they too invested time and effort in a product, making it part of their life, only to have that wasted when terms change.

That is not to say, in any way, that you shouldn't charge - but don't expect users of a free application to change to a pay to use model en masse. Unless, of course, you don't have any competitors who do a similar thing for free...

2 comments

True, but be polite about it: "Sorry, I'm disappointed because my expectations differ from yours. I'll found an alternative. Good luck with your project"
Having to pay a few dollars a month is hardly a trigger for calling something "wasted"... In my own humble opinion.