Actually, they used to transfer groups for free.? I understand the need to charge up front for the huge influx of groups now that Yahoo is shutting down.? While the $110 cost seemed a bit high, I was willing to contribute the cost for one of the groups I am a member of in order to assure the groups survival.? But now a doubling of that fee just seems like profiteering.? If you look at the costs of hosting groups like these it is very, very minimal.? 10 GB of storage costs next to nothing (flash storage is around $0.10 per GB and rotating media is even less).? Shared costs on a server are similarly low for the sort of tasks required to run groups like this.?
I suppose the cost is in the conversion.? That might take a bit of human time while most of it is automated.? More likely the real cost is just having to ramp up there systems and the personnel time to make that happen.? Still, $220 per account????
It just doesn't feel good to use groups.io anymore.
[Mod note:? Actual cost for Premium Yearly is $220 per primary group, not per account.]
Rick Collins