> just pretend you're paying for 35 crappy iphone apps :p The number is not the point. They could be charging 35c and the reaction would (probably) be the same. The sequence of events looks like this
* Product is free * Product is "sold" to Company who promise to keep providing a free version * Company starts releasing new versions. Old versions out on the web go away * Company introduces "time-bomb" feature to "keep people up to date" * Now that the only free versions are time bombed, Company (for whatever reason) decides the free version will cost money I have a resharper licence. I have a linqpad licence. I don't mind paying for useful software. I am reluctant to start paying for software that I have, up until now, used for free. Especially as there are not new features that I am interested in paying for. "Not free anymore" is not a feature.
