I’ve tried to signup for a trial of Google Apps Premier Edition
Google says it is a “Free trial until April 30th, 2007” and “You will be asked to provide a credit card number to sign up for Google Apps Premier Edition. However, you can cancel at any time before April 30, 2007 and your card will not be charged.”
I’ve surely provided them with a card # and entered that I want to try it out with 20 users ($50 / user account / year = $1000). I’ve got in and played a bit, then canceled it (downgraded to Standard Edition, haven’t found a way to cancel account completely).
Though in morning I’ve read SMS notifications from my bank telling that google tried to charge me $1000. I’ve logged in Google Checkout and found this:
Does this mean that Google tried to charge me for $1000? Luckily, it was not a credit, but a debit card and I had not enough funds there.
Look, you better make sure you allocate 10% of your monthly earnings to google in the future. They are literally going to own 10% of the world’s economy. And don’t you dare say anything bad about them. You will be blacklisted forever, my friend. Pay up and shut up.