Re: Notice: Important changes to Flickr Pro subscriptions (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I renewed for 2 more years.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:33:15 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:30:22 +0000
 >  > From: "The Flickr Team" <http://www.arrow.flickr.com/~flickrteam>
 >  > 
 >  > The Flickr Pro subscription fee is increasing.  
 >  > 
 >  > Hi Noelle,
 >  > 
 >  > We’re writing to inform you that effective today, the price of Flickr Pro 
 >  > subscriptions has increased to:
 >  > 
 >  >  * 1 month: $6.99, plus tax 
 >  >  * 3 month: $18.99, plus tax 
 >  >  * 1 year: $59.99, plus tax 
 >  >  * 2 year: $117.99, plus tax 
 >  > 
 >  > To thank loyal Pro members for your continued support, we are offering all 
 >  > current Pros the opportunity to renew now at last year’s price.Click here 
 >  > to 
 >  > extend your subscription term now 
 >  > <
 >  > https://flickr.com/account/upgrade/pro?select&coupon=2019in2020&utm_campaign=2020-increase&utm_source=Flickr&utm_medium=email&utm_content=notice>
 >  > .
 >  > 
 >  > Why has the price changed?
 >  > 
 >  > Please see last month’s letter from Flickr's CEO and Chief Geek, Don 
 >  > MacAskill 
 >  > <
 >  > https://blog.flickr.net/en/2019/12/19/the-worlds-most-beloved-money-losing-business-needs-your-help/?utm_campaign=2020-increase&utm_source=Flickr&utm_medium=email&utm_content=notice>
 >  > . In short: Flickr is a huge and extremely costly service to run. We intend 
 >  > to 
 >  > keep investing in making it even better, but it cannot continue to operate 
 >  > at a 
 >  > loss.
 >  > 
 >  > If I renew now, what happens to the remainder of my current subscription?
 >  > 
 >  > We will extend the term of your current Pro subscription. For example: if 
 >  > your 
 >  > current subscription expires in July 2020 and you choose to renew now, we 
 >  > will 
 >  > add an additional year to your subscription at the 2019 price, extending 
 >  > your 
 >  > subscription end date to July 2021.
 >  > 
 >  > Who is eligible to extend their subscriptions?
 >  > 
 >  > All current Flickr Pros are eligible. We are inviting monthly subscribers to 
 >  > 
 >  > lock in a one- or two-year term at the 2019 rate. Annual subscribers with a 
 >  > renewal date prior to July 1 are invited to add two years now. All others 
 >  > are 
 >  > invited to add a one- or two-year term.
 >  > 
 >  > All other questions
 >  > 
 >  > Please contact our Support Heroes 
 >  > <
 >  > https://help.flickr.com/?utm_campaign=2020-increase&utm_source=Flickr&utm_medium=email&utm_content=notice>
 >  >  with any other questions. Premium support is a key feature of your Flickr 
 >  >  Pro 
 >  > membership and they will be happy to assist you. We appreciate your ongoing 
 >  > support as we continually work to improve Flickr for all of our members. 
 >  > Thank 
 >  > you for being a Pro.
 >  > 
 >  > The Flickr Team