He is highlighting the significant increases in amongst class of members / users, lack of transparency and refusal to disclose the latest complete pricing model despite the email back and forth. The significant increase has no correlation to the recent exchange rate movement or the current economic climate.
The failure to disclose the complete pricing model across all classes of memberships serves one obvious purpose. Taking advantage of the ignorant or less discerning members.
The other troubling issue is the difficulty in moving from the more lucrative monthly pricing model to the cheaper annual pricing model. It is not a straight forward switch. You have to close the account.
Looks like you completely missed every salient point and the intent of the article.
I would ask you to read my post again. My only remark about DC Rainmaker's article was that he is writing for a worldwide audience and as I'm in the UK I need to keep it in perspective. In terms of price increases I'm only concerned by UK rates. At worst this will increase by £7, a reasonable amount given economic circumstances.
At no point did I criticise the article, take issue with or comment on any of the points made by DCR.
You say the increase has no correlation to recent exchange rate movement or the current economic climate. You choose to criticise me for, apparently "missing every salient point," again may I ask you read my post once more and note the two points I took from the DCR article, exchange rate change of 14% and US inflation of 6-8%. In relation to the UK they make sense to me. My maths shows me, in USD $, I will be paying much the same with the increase being due to exchange rate variance which DCR states is 14%.
2023 £54.99 = $66
2023 £47.99 = $58
+/- a 14% drop in $ earnings
£47.99 +14% = £54.70 = $66
As I made no comment on the DCR article other than I feel it addresses a worldwide audience please demonstrate which salient points i missed?