$100-$500 is a bit much, but I&#x27;d have been happy with <i>some</i> increase (10%? 15%?).<p>A modest increase, with a discount for moving to a subscription model (like they&#x27;re trying to do) would have appealed to all camps, imo.  Professionals recognize these are good tools, and want to support them, but not necessarily in a &#x27;one size fits all&#x27; SaaS model.<p>Instead of $199 intellij ultimate license, saying &quot;Buy a perpetual license for $229, or a SaaS model for $149&#x2F;year&quot;... I would probably still opt for perpetual (at least some of their products), but having the option is important, imo.