Hive account@valentinjesse: I'm not saying you are emphasizing a wrong point. What I'm saying is that by paying in advance you are making an investment into the solution (not 40M but still).
For starters, this should be proof that whatever happens, already stored images are safe for 10 years and you don't have to worry about broken links in your editable posts for 10 years.
Secondly, it shows you are dedicated to the solution and going with it for long term.

When you evaluate such tools, I have to give Hive account@blueorgy some credit that you also need to look at the dev's resume. That should also count as trust.