&gt; The problem I have with subscription model for my tools is this: It removes the option for me to decide to not upgrade because the improvements are not worth the cost.<p>That&#x27;s fair. But at the same time, that presents a problem they mentioned. In order to get those sales, they had to worry about big features that would get people to buy.  Bug fixes and performance improvements are things people want, but it doesn&#x27;t make people buy.  So you are stuck: you want to make a solid product, but bug fixes don&#x27;t make sales.  So where do you put the effort?<p>&gt; If the current pricing model isn&#x27;t viable for them, I&#x27;m sorry, but it is not my problem.<p>You say that, and I know what you mean, but it is your problem in the sense that any software you pay for, you&#x27;ve invested time and workflow into.  Moving off IntelliJ products isn&#x27;t easy unless you haven&#x27;t been fully utilizing their tools (at least, I can&#x27;t imagine easily moving off).  I&#x27;m generally wary of paying for products that I&#x27;ll rely on because of reasons like this.<p>For myself, I&#x27;m fine with the change because the value they provide is substantially higher than what they charge, and frankly, the subscription model (which again, amounts to the same price I&#x27;m paying yearly now) hopefully means less hassle when actually renewing my license.