Funny you mention JetBrains, they have the best subscription model of any software company I have used.
You pay a yearly fee to get the latest stuff within that year and you can use the current or any previous version forever if you stop paying.
There was a bit of mob forming with JetBrains first announced the subscription model and the current one developed by working with their customers.
This subscription model, combined with the largely open source codebase for their products means I'll probably be paying JetBrains for the rest of my life.
If you don't renew your annual subscription, the latest version you have installed stops working and you have to downgrade to a one year old version. Just another way they lock you in to continue paying. Who in their right mind would willingly downgrade the software they're using.
You pay a yearly fee to get the latest stuff within that year and you can use the current or any previous version forever if you stop paying.
There was a bit of mob forming with JetBrains first announced the subscription model and the current one developed by working with their customers.
This subscription model, combined with the largely open source codebase for their products means I'll probably be paying JetBrains for the rest of my life.