That’s not what I said @anon71687268. I don’t and never have expected anything for free. In fact, it was me that suggested some weeks back that a premium version of ClassicPress be considered.
What I did say is that the subscription model adopted by Woocommerce, where they have 70 to 80 plugins developed by themselves with no discount (or incentive) offered for annual renewals, is not something that goes down well with my customers. Hence the reason I always look elsewhere for WC plugins and as a consequence, WC ends up getting nothing. There’s a balance and I personally believe that WC have got it wrong.
Of course, I do always factor these costs into the original quote but instead of offering WC’s own plugins, I offer much more palatable 3rd party ones instead. It’s either that or lose the business. And as a small business myself (freelancer), I can’t afford for that to happen too often.