There’s a fair bit of misinformation and fear-mongering here and on Reddit at the moment. To clarify a few points:
There are zero planned changes to the revenue model:
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The computer version of Anki, and future releases of it, will remain free and open source.
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Syncing will continue to be free, supported by sales of the iOS app.
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AnkiMobile will continue to be a $25US one-time purchase.
Some posts have attempted to paint AnkiHub as a faceless corporation only interested in money. That’s quite the mischaracterisation 
I’ve had a fair number of dealings with Nick and Andrew, and while we may not see eye to eye on every little thing, I think we and their team are aligned on open source, open access, and treating users fairly. As part of the planning for this transition, I’ve also seen AnkiHub’s financials. They are healthy, and invest heavily back into the business.
I feel the need to stress that I was the one that reached out to them about this transition, not the opposite. I’ve struggled with the pressure of being project lead for some time, but felt trapped as I didn’t want to leave things in the hands of people I don’t trust. AnkiHub are the first people to come along where I have a reasonable degree of confidence in their ability to execute, and preserve the ethics I’ve run it by until now. Had Nick and Andrew not agreed to step up and take on this responsibility, I suspect I would have ended up burning out completely, leaving Anki in an even worse state.
To those of you saying “we trust dae but don’t trust AnkiHub”, that’s fair - trust needs to be earnt. But if you trust me, please also trust that I put a great deal of thought into this, and believe it’s the best available option for Anki moving forward. Please see how things go over the following months - I suspect you’ll be pleasantly surprised.