If the loss of access to IntelliJ is not a large one, then why would one ever pay to use it? :)<p>I, and many others in this thread, are happy to pay for a perpetual license to a particular version of software. We are also happy to pay for future versions of that software, if future versions are even vaguely worth paying for. We are <i>not</i> happy with making <i>rented</i> software that contains a built-in killswitch a critical part of how we get our work done. [0]<p>[0] kileywm found some JetBrains FAQ answers that indicate that if your license cannot be verified for 30 days, or your license payment is 30 days overdue, JetBrains&#x27;s software <i>will</i> refuse to function: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10171998" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10171998</a>