Google has been sued for reneging on its early promise to provide free lifelong access to its Workplace cloud productivity software.

The Stratford Company LLC sued on behalf of early adopters, who were “lured” to adopt the Workplace software during its early testing stages, in exchange for free lifetime access.

Workplace, previous known as G Suite and Google Apps, features ‘free’ services such as Gmail and Google Docs, alongside extra paid services, such as extra Google Drive space, and custom email hosting.

The premium version debuted in 2012 for $12 a month. Earlier this year, Google informed its earliest ‘legacy’ users they would also start being charged.

“Google’s abandonment of the credo ‘don’t be evil’ is well-illustrated in this case,” Stratford Company said in the complaint, filed Friday in San Jose federal court.

“Google, as the better part of a conglomerate worth nearly two trillion dollars, breaks a promise to loyal customers who helped Google develop a profitable product, in order to pad its already grossly outsized profits.”

The suit is seeking class-action status, and damages of upwards of A$7.2 million.