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If you've been using LogMeIn's free account, you might, nay will, need to find another option. The remote desktop service is no longer offering its gratis service, forcing existing users to either migrate to one of the paid accounts 

LogMeIn today announced it is discontinuing its free remote access product, LogMeIn Free. Users will be given seven days to make a purchase decision about LogMeIn Pro; the grace period starts from the point of logging into 

If you've been using LogMeIn's free account, you might, nay will, need to find another option. The remote desktop service is no longer offering its gratis service, forcing existing users to either migrate to one of the paid accounts 

In a statement, company spokesman Craig Ver Colen explained, "We introduced Logmein and our freemium model 10 years ago, and it proved great at attracting mobile professionals while allowing us to disrupt the then early-stage remote access market.

A number of vulture firms have swooped in to feast on the desktop access carcass left by the death of LogMeIn's free service. El Reg was, frankly, shocked by the level of outrage yesterday after LogMeIn decided it would no longer allow techie types to