I think IDA's lack of significant competition until now is nearly a textbook example of how charging a lot for a tool is no indication that the funds will go toward improving the quality.

What's been significantly improved in IDA over the last 10-15 years? Certainly not the x86 decompiler, which costs something like five times as much as IDA itself. The interface is still super-clunky and missing functionality like keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used functions.

I'm ecstatic that there's finally a realistic alternative.