https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-t... - the perpetual license fallback did not exist under the original proposals and only happened due to backlash.
It's useful context. Yes, it's good that they listened to their customer base - and I've not criticised the current subscription model.
But I still think it's relevant and on-topic to point out that the previous model was more generous and they tried to do full-SaaS when reading the parent comment in isolation sort of suggests they did this out of the goodness of their hearts (and entirely unprompted).
If you have an option, stick with open tools with strong community support. Just observation: with commercial tools you don't have full control of your own work, nuff said