Originally a wholly free service, Google has gradually introduced a paid "premier service" of Apps, while simultaneously rolling back the number of users allowed for the free service.
They still offer the free service for a reduced price of $250, with optional additional features in a premier service add on for $13/month.
Rhapsody's Premier service ($10 a month), for instance, is great for iPhone users, good for people with Android phones and useless on a BlackBerry until Rhapsody's BlackBerry app arrives later this summer.
In May, in an effort to compete with Netjets and private jets, American unveiled a new premier service, an elite category for those who can afford to pay approximately $18,000 for a round-trip ticket to London.
It could become an industry benchmark for premier service.
The $229 CAD Ooma Telo device offers free basic telephony all by itself and for $9.99 a month, buyers can opt for the Premier service that offers features like call screening, three-way conferencing, call forwarding, and different ring tone options.
It charges $79 per artist per month for its Premier service, and boasts two major record labels as customers.
Very sad for what used to be a premier service under GNER.
