Many people are quite happy to pay for their tools, what they do not want is to be forced into a situation when it is pay for the tools this month or lose access to them.<p>Jetbrains could have avoided all this negative backslash by keeping the current licencing scheme in place and adding the subscription service as an option.<p>Again, think of it like buying a DVD over renting it on Netflix, most likely Netflix would be the cheaper option as with the exception of children&#x27;s movies most movies&#x2F;shows are not watched more than twice&#x2F;thrice.<p>However we want to feel the ownership of something.<p>We do not want to be told that we must pay $5 for this exquisite hammer this month or be forced to go back to a 3 year old hammer.