Does the person receiving a share have to pay?
Never. A free account is enough. The plan is paid for by whoever shares: that is why the free plan includes three read-only shares, so you can see what it is like.
Why is Pro so cheap?
Because Pro's value appears when the context becomes shared work. Anyone using Cobrain alone can stay on the free plan; anyone collaborating pays a simple, predictable price.
Can I pay today?
Not yet: payment arrives when we leave beta. Whoever signs up now works on the free plan and is told when Pro switches on.
How does Team work?
The company signs in with its own address (info@, say), keeps the company brain there and buys seats: €7 per seat per month, from 3 up, the first being its own. Then it assigns a seat to each collaborator, who has Pro for as long as they stay. Anyone who already had their own Pro finds it paused, and it resumes where it was the day they leave. The company brain's branches are reached through shares, as always.
And if a collaborator leaves?
You take their seat back and they return to the free plan, with their own Cobrain untouched: nothing is deleted. The company brain stays with the company, because it is in the company's name, not theirs.
What happens to my notes if you shut down?
You take them away whenever you want, including right now: they are .md files in folders, exportable in one go. There is nothing to convert.