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[–] 20 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I've always thought the licensing for Jetbrains IDEs is a pretty fair way of licensing software. If you stop subscribing you still get access to the last version of the software you paid for but you don't get new versions anymore. And if you stay subscribed you get a loyalty discount after your first and second years. So it provides an incentive to stay subscribed long term but if you do leave you still get access perpetually to the last version you bought

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I think thats really fair too. I might adopt that for my startup.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I use a package at work that lets you update within the major version. So you won't get the bells and whistles of the new one, but you'll get security updates and big fixes for 2 years or so. After that, you're using a mature and polished product that you can ride another 10 years if you want.

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