This is actually expected development. As the market matures, it is time to start make money.
This is also means that probably less and less of online services will be free.
Of course, you will still have "Walmarts of the online services" but you will get what you pay for - nothing more.
And I don't think there will be "cheaper" alternatives: but I do expect emergence of more expensive and better alternatives (if you can fork $50/year than you can fork $100/year - free is different story).
This is also means that probably less and less of online services will be free.
Of course, you will still have "Walmarts of the online services" but you will get what you pay for - nothing more.
And I don't think there will be "cheaper" alternatives: but I do expect emergence of more expensive and better alternatives (if you can fork $50/year than you can fork $100/year - free is different story).