How is this a defense of this model from the customers perspective?  In the old pricing model, if they stop innovating I can just stop paying for it and stay with the version I have.  This is good for me.  And I have actually done this -- I own PHPStorm and while I&#x27;ve bought a yearly upgrades in the past this last year I did not.  I&#x27;m not doing as much PHP work and most of my PHP work is legacy.  Thankfully I own PHPStorm instead of renting it for almost the same price.<p>With this new model, I wouldn&#x27;t be happily moving to another competitor, I&#x27;d be forced into it immediately.  I would paying nearly the same amount but instead I don&#x27;t own anything.