It used to be you would stop getting updates but could still use the product at its frozen (for you) point.  For example, to re-examine an old project (even if you might not want to do any fresh builds on an outdated platform).<p>Can you still do that, or does the tool &quot;die&quot; for you altogether once you stop paying?<p>P.S.  Assuming underlying OS compatibility, which would probably eventually break unless e.g. also frozen in a VM.<p>P.P.S.  It was a couple of years ago, and during a promotion, but I got the &quot;whole enchilada&quot;, plus a year of updates, for a bit under $100.  It was a 50% off promotion, as I recall, so the non-sale price would have been under $200. [Or maybe it was just a bit over -- either way.]<p>I understand concerns about revenue stream; nonetheless, I have to agree with some others here in... more or less detesting such &quot;subscription&quot; pricing&#x2F;licensing models.<p>Among other things, I have some old, old systems and programs that work just fine, as long as I keep them isolated e.g. from the big, bad Internet.  I don&#x27;t want stuff that dies unless I perpetually feed it, even just for historical purposes.<p>I&#x27;ve also been a Safari online book library subscriber, and I&#x27;ve started to regret not simply instead spending the money to buy ebook versions of the titles I&#x27;m most interested in.<p>In areas where I have a stronger personal interest in long-term and historical access, I am growing increasingly tired of and leery of the &quot;subscription model.&quot;