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0 pointsjkaplowitz1y ago0 comments

The FAQ does clarify that opt-outs are available for the functionality itself, but not for the pricing change.

(Disclaimer: Although I have worked for Google in the past, that ended almost a decade ago and wasn't in any role related to pricing or product decisions about Google Workspace. I have no inside info on this announcement and am not speaking for Google here.)

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grodriguez1001y ago· 1 in thread

Sure, but they use the “AI is now available to everyone” to justify the price increase.

Opting out of the functionality I don’t need is not particularly useful (I won’t use it anyway) but the thing is I will be charged for it anyway.

jkaplowitzOP1y ago

I'm certainly not a fan of the decision either.

In those countries where MS has now bundled Copilot Pro into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Plans - not the US yet, so far only a few APAC countries like Australia and Singapore - it's still possible to get a "Classic" version of the subscription at the old price and feature set, but only via the cancellation screen, not otherwise advertised. I wonder, but certainly do not know, if Google has similar plans.

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