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Vercel ends open-source sponsorship program giving projects 24hr notice

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118 points jenny91 | 4 comments | 14 Jun 24 17:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.65s | source
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mtmail ◴[14 Jun 24 19:03 UTC] No.40683874[source]▶
I found somebody on twitter posting their email

https://x.com/ArnaudLigny/status/1801536871962489145

"Hey there,

Your team cecil is currently enrolled in the Vercel sponsorship program.

Your 100% off discount is expiring on June 14.

To give you time to handle this transition, we will automatically enroll your team into a $300/mo discount for the next 6 months, starting on June 14 and ending on December 14.

Thank you for partnering together with us.

Please reach out to sponsorships@vercel.com if you have any questions."

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hehdhdjehehegwv ◴[14 Jun 24 19:13 UTC] No.40683989[source]▶
At least their extortion is polite?
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1. IshKebab ◴[14 Jun 24 19:25 UTC] No.40684114[source]▶
How is this extortion? 6 months is plenty of time to sort out an alternative if you need to (assuming an alternative is available).
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2. arccy ◴[14 Jun 24 19:42 UTC] No.40684282[source]▶
going from $0 to $600/month even with discount with 1 day notice feels like extortion...
3. hyperhopper ◴[14 Jun 24 19:42 UTC] No.40684291[source]▶
They don't have 6 months. They have 1 day. People might not even be checking their inboxes on this Friday, leading to unannounced charges in an unreasonable timeframe or the extortion of paying or having downtime.

Disgusting behavior.

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4. IshKebab ◴[14 Jun 24 20:58 UTC] No.40685054[source]▶
That's not correct.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40684934