1. If they &quot;go out of business&quot; you will save money with the new model, because instead of paying for a year of the license in advance, you are paying by month.<p>2. Nothing in their old model prevented them from raising prices. Not sure how you think switching to a monthly subscription model changes that.<p>i.e. your entire premise, that this is an investment of time and money, really has nothing to do with JetBrains&#x27; switch to a subscription model. In fact, they would probably be <i>more</i> likely to go out of business if they stuck with the old model, so this <i>protects</i> your investment.<p>Complaining because you don&#x27;t think you can afford it is an understandable position. Your points, however, are entirely irrelevant.