<i>I think JetBrains miscalculated just how much people like the current licensing model.</i><p>I liked their first model - I paid for it and just used it.  The current model, with the yearly upgrade premium, I tolerated.  I felt it was a scam (are they going to publish an update in the next year so I get my money&#x27;s worth? Probably not) but I could deal with it.<p>This new model doesn&#x27;t work for me at all. As someone who bought his own license, used it at work, and got 3 employers to switch to it -- this doesn&#x27;t feel right.  I am reminded of Altova.  They turned their $120 XML editor into a $999 enterprise behemoth.  I haven&#x27;t recommended them in over 10 years.