I suppose it was bound to happen ... the switch ... which is the latter part of the bait and switch. MoveableType, the software that runs this and many other blogs, has changed their pricing tree after producing an EXCELLENT and FREE product (read: bait) for quite awhile now.
Don't get me wrong ... I will pay for open source and free software if I feel the product is worth the cash. Hopefully, MoveableType makes their new 3.0 version very valuable ... otherwise, I fear that they will lose their marketshare to other still free and capable blogging tools.