I would be okay with them having an optional cloud service for syncing settings. But the issue you talk about is where major version upgrades come in. Sublime

I would be okay with them having an optional cloud service for syncing settings. But the issue you talk about is where major version upgrades come in. Sublime text could cease all development tomorrow and not pay another cent towards development, should people have to continue to pay to keep using it? If new major feature are requested then that is grounds for charging and upgrade fee, otherwise I don't see why people should pay.