As someone who jumps between PHP, JavaScript, Python, and a tiny bit of Ruby, I have been using IntelliJ so that I don&#x27;t have to buy and upgrade multiple IDEs each year. I really miss the simplified project management of the specialized IDEs. I would gladly pay $149&#x2F;year for their &quot;All Products&quot; package (maybe even the $199).<p>Unfortunately, there are a few dealbreakers with their proposed model that will have me re-evaluating my development environment:<p>1) Losing the grandfathered pricing if my subscription lapses. I can swallow paying $149&#x2F;year for the All Products and would do so, but I don&#x27;t want to feel like a hostage where I&#x27;m stuck paying more if I take a month off of using the IDE.<p>2) $149&#x2F;year is pretty reasonable, $199&#x2F;year a little tougher to swallow, $249&#x2F;year is a no-go.<p>3) As mentioned, I made a $200 investment in an IntelliJ license with the expectation that I would upgrade each year at $100. Now I&#x27;m forced to convert my existing perpetual license into a subscription where I&#x27;m held hostage to keep the lower price or I lose access to my product if I cancel the subscription after converting the license.<p>4) Losing access to the software if my subscription lapses. If the prices were more reasonable (like those of the grandfathered prices, but permanent without the hostage situation) then I could deal with the fact that I need to pay to play. But I feel like we&#x27;re paying a premium price (albeit for good products). I like the idea others have floated of getting a perpetual license after having paid for a full year subscription.