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Google accused of pushing 'free for life' G Suite users onto paid plans
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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Yeah, I got the "This isn't free anymore" email a few years ago about my GSuite account. I switched to Proton, then they followed up with the "Well, if you aren't using it for business you can keep it". Too late Google. I'm happy with the move. Thankfully my primary Google account on my phone wasn't that GSuite account, so I didn't have to worry about Play Store or YouTube.
I also switched from Google Photos to Immich because Google was deciding I was using too much space and wanted me to pay a subscription, despite them offering the same amount of free space for over a decade as storage prices have plummeted. I guess the value of mining my data has bottomed out and now they want my cash and data. Well, now they get neither.