The G Suite legacy free edition will no longer be supported by the free accounts that were announced earlier this month. Following customer backlash, the support page of the company has been updated and it plans to offer more options to existing users.
Today's version of the product is very different from its predecessors. Businesses are the focus of the productivity subscription package. The company offers different plans with a software-as-a-service approach. They range from $6 to $18 per month.
The ability to add a custom domain name to your account was offered in 2006 after the launch of Gmail. You could buy a domain name for your family name and use it for your email addresses. Initially, that feature was free, but not specifically targeted towards business customers. In 2012 the free tier was stopped.
There is no obligation to give a free service forever. The company probably didn't expect this kind of reaction from customers who had been using G Suite for more than a decade. A Hacker News thread attracted a lot of comments.
Instead of forcing people to pay or shut down their G Suite legacy accounts, they will be offered a third option. The company added a paragraph on the support page, which is an announcement page.
In the coming months, we’ll provide an option for you to move your non-Google Workspace paid content and most of your data to a no-cost option. This new option won’t include premium features like custom email or multi-account management. You’ll be able to evaluate this option prior to July 1, 2022 and prior to account suspension. We’ll update this article with details in the coming months.
The G Suite legacy free accounts act as Google accounts, which is a major issue. Some users with G Suite legacy free accounts have been using those accounts to purchase things on the internet, such as purchases on the internet, and purchases on the internet, such as purchases on the internet.
It wasn't fair to tell users that they could either cancel their accounts or start paying, as their accounts are more than an email inbox. It felt like they were blackmailing administrators.
You can keep your existing email address with a custom domain name if you change your G Suite legacy free account to a consumer account. You would have to use a different email address.
There is a survey for G Suite legacy free admins with 10 users or fewer. They can show interest in alternative options by answering it.
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