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Re:Introducing JetBrains Toolbox by anu_gupta on Thursday September 03, 2015 @12:44PM (#10165943)
That's not how I'm reading it, and I'd be amazed if that was the case, because then, you literally could pay £6 and get PHPStorm to use forever.
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Re:Introducing JetBrains Toolbox by s73v3r on Thursday September 03, 2015 @05:03PM (#10167518)
That's according to a post earlier in the thread from the guy I presume is from JetBrains. It's also similar to the license Epic had for Unreal Engine, before they got rid of the monthly fee.
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Re:Introducing JetBrains Toolbox by anu_gupta on Thursday September 03, 2015 @06:53PM (#10167966)
You seem to be conflating the perpetual licence, which is what we have currently and will stop being available in November with the new subscription. If I do not move to the subscription model, I can continue to use my current version of PHPStorm, in perpetuity.

However, I cannot subscribe under the new terms, and keep using the software if I decide to stop subscribing. Earlier in this thread you suggested that we could subscribe for a month and keep using the software afterwards. This is incorrect. Once you stop subscribing, you lose the rights to use the software

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