buddy, ive been using evernote for well over a decade, it's always been free to use, and didn't start strong-arming its users into paying until the last few. which actually is when the service quality took a nosedive. What used to be a simple service that just worked, is now plagued with connectivity issues, restricting user access, and every new iteration is slower and less intuitive than the last.
I'm happy to pay a reasonable cost for a service that makes my life easier, but the past few years have been increasingly frustrating. frankly your "If you want to have access when you need it, pay us money" dismissive, elitist attitude is a straight up mob protection racket. Whether I am on a free tier or a paid tier, the service should provide the same level of connectivity. Fewer issues, bugs, problems, are not included in premium tiers.
This has been a long time coming, but you just cemented it for me. There are an abundance competing platforms out there that I'm happy to throw my money at