If you want to learn CCP's stance on it, I suggest you read the CSM Minutes, I'm pretty sure I remember them talking about that topic in there somewhere.

Can someone link it please?

I do lose a lot of pods and it does affect the way I play.

Turning towards other future matters, CCP Soundwave stated that they were currently looking at medical clones, as the cost of dying for highly skilled pilots is very high and is getting in the way of PvPing GÇô flying a 500k ISK Rifter and paying 10 to 20 million ISK for a clone is not very encouraging for PvP activity. Furthermore, the skill-loss mechanism is also something that needs to be looked at as punishing forgetful people for participating in PvP is counter-intuitive. While nothing has been decided the aim is not to reduce the risk of PvPing, but to move the mechanism of spending the ISK to somewhere else GÇô such as investing the ISK in customizable clones that then give you some benefits (special mining clone, PvP clone, etc.).

In general no one of the CSM voiced concerns with this plan, as penalizing players for not remembering to buy a new clone is the wrong way to go about this.

Two step pointed out that wormhole dwellers would perhaps voice concerns regarding that plan due to the inability to switch clones in wormhole space. He also added that perhaps a GÇÿlongevityGÇÖ perk could be added to clones, meaning that the longer a person is using a clone it would get unique bonuses.

Seleene agreed with the idea of making clones simpler and cheaper at its core.

Trebor Daehdoow was also in support of simple and cheaper clones, while he emphasized a GÇÿsimpler is betterGÇÖ approach to the change.

we need all the isk sinks that we can get; we need to be adding additional sinks not removing them.

I would only support a free clone if it doesnt allow you to put implants in, and reduces your SP/hour.