<b>Grandfathered plans are an expiring asset</b>

<b>Grandfathered plans are an expiring asset</b>

Word is the acquirer of a popular managed host is preparing to end legacy grandfathered pricing, the cheap plans long-time loyalists have clung to for years.

This is the most predictable move in the post-acquisition playbook. Grandfathered rates are a balance-sheet liability the new owner has no emotional attachment to. They'll frame the change as 'aligning all customers to current plans', which is a polite way of saying the discount you earned by being early is over.

Unconfirmed date, but a source tells us the migration emails are drafted.

Watch this: if you're sitting on a legacy rate, lock in an annual prepay now. Prepaid terms are harder to claw back mid-cycle.