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Like others, my only issue is that if you pay for 12 months and then decide not to continue that you should get a perpetual license for the latest version your subscription allowed you, not the first version. Maybe that was the intent but it doesn't read that way.

Otherwise I am good with the rest of it at this point.

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I think it's a good compromise. It's like if you were to buy the product (full price or 12 payments plan) then you get the product that was released on the day you bought it. I assume the "version" they're talking about is major releases, so you'd still be getting patches for that version.

I see your point, but I think mine is that traditionally if you buy a software license it comes with 12 months (or some time) of updates (minor ver) and upgrades (major ver). I personally don't have any issue with the subscription, its just that if I decide to stop renewing, I should get a perpetual license to the latest version my subscription allowed me access to, not a prior version that I am not even likely using at that point.

This truly may be jetbrains intent, but it isn't worded that way as I read it.

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