Who said service is dead seems he is working with gbteam and it is not the case
Who click thx botton for him also seem to be coder and i am not sure if he do make difference between ram and rom
About your question , answer is easy: if you need actual features of gbkey just do renew and use, if is not the case, just wait update and check if suitable to your needs. If so you make renew if no than just keep eye and you van di renew when you think it worth and can give you benefit.
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