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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by FpUser on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:26PM (#34045515)
>"Take IntelliJ for example. There was a big uproar when they moved to a subscription model"

They did not move. They still offer perpetual license. Otherwise I would not be using their products.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by solardev on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:03PM (#34047359)
It's both isn't it? Subscription plus perpetual fallback?
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by FpUser on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:49PM (#34047745)
yup. best of both worlds.

I actually do the same in with one of my products.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by throwaway2037 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @10:29PM (#34048069)
I don't where/when/how this myth started. If anyone from JetBrains is reading this, please asking you sales/PR/marketing team to make it crystal clear on your website so that we can kill off this silly myth that hurts your excellent brand.
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by FpUser on Sunday December 18, 2022 @11:58PM (#34048679)
>"...sales/PR/marketing team to make it crystal clear on your website"

They have, just not what you think unless your post is an attempt at humor:

https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What...

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