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As many other respondents mentioned, the old version is still there.

But, as TFA states:

> I guess any sub-$1k amount for businesses is peanuts, so the only thing these price increases changed was improving the revenue.

Businesses spend money to solve problems. $1k is a lot of money for a consumer product, but for a business product, $1k when something is business critical and handles high volume is significantly cheaper than hiring a person or contractor to solve the problem.

Furthermore, the benefit goes both ways, as Reinman now supports the product full-time. The business customers are now working with a product that has full-time support, instead of hobbyist support.



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