copy(price): the launch price ends on an event we control, not on Valve's queue

The promo read 'until April 1, 2027', which is a public promise tied to a review queue outside our
control: identity verification and the tax interview are in Valve's hands (they quote up to 30 business
days), and the store page and build reviews follow. If any of that slips, the date becomes untrue.

It now reads '30 days after the store page goes live — after that $99, locked for life', in the About
box and in commercial.md, so the claim cannot be wrong however long Valve takes.

Also recorded: the $100 Steam Direct fee is PAID (creator, 2026-11-05); a store page can be configured
once identity clears. The launch-price deadline no longer depends on Valve's calendar.
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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ on the partner dashboard — the dashboard's Downloads page only re-offers the S
| Partner account created | ✅ done by the creator |
| Identity verification | ⏳ **pending** — Valve reviewing |
| Tax interview | ⏳ submitted; Valve quotes **up to 30 business days** to review |
| $100 Steam Direct fee (per app) | not yet — a store page cannot be configured before it |
| $100 Steam Direct fee | ✅ **paid** (creator, 2026-11-05) — a store page can be configured once identity clears |
| App IDs (paid app + free Demo) | **not yet assigned** |
| Store page | not created |
| Build review | not started |
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ on the partner dashboard — the dashboard's Downloads page only re-offers the S
4. page public **≥2 weeks before release** (Valve's rule)
5. build review — **up to 12 business days**
**Earliest realistic launch: early-to-mid February 2027.** The launch price ends 2027-04-01, so there
is roughly seven weeks of buffer — *provided* verification clears in the window Valve quotes. If it
slips, the promo date is the thing to move (see `docs/ai/commercial.md`), not the code.
**Earliest realistic launch: early-to-mid February 2027.** The launch-price deadline is no longer a
date: it now ends **30 days after the store page goes live** (2026-11-05), so Valve's queue cannot make
the public claim wrong.
Nothing below can start until step 1 clears; none of it blocks the app work.