Google Earth Pro is now Free! Why the excitement?

Source: www.tipandtrick.net

I have been a regular user of Google Earth for some years. Which I apply in planning, visualization of places, entertainment and of-course  in virtual traveling to some interesting places in the world.
After some years i discovered some drawbacks of Google Earth, hence the need to purchase Google Earth Pro which costs a whooping sum of $400.

Guess what? Friday, January 30, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Google announced through  their blog  "Google Earth Pro is now free"