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I would be amazed if they stopped offering regular Gmail for free because it hooks users into the Google platform and encourages them to create an account. What I can see though is they might start charging for services that currently come with Gmail e.g. you might find they start charging for Google Drive and Google Docs etc. Some manager will come along as say "Hey Microsoft charges for this stuff so why can't we?"

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Perhaps they start adding quality of life micro-transactions?

Some of which provide enough value that a significant portion of the user-base ends up paying for something?

A Gmail account and my pixel3a are my last Google products. When the pixel does I am unlikely to replace it with another, and will then start looking into just how many accounts I need to shift the backup email away from Gmail.

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