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" I detest the forced-subscription model that JetBrains attempted ("Didn't pay the latest subscription? We'll brick the application you've installed and are run

• sangnoir 9y ago
  > They never attempted that Oh, but they did[1]. You might have missed the initial drama as it transpired because of their quick U-turn (to their credit). I have reason to doubt the subscription plans they published which clearly stated that failure to keep up with the subscription would lead to bricked IDEs. JetBrains only backtracked[2] after receiving sustained pushback. There were HN posts for the initial bricking plan[3] and the backtrack[4]. 1. http://bytecrafter.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-jetbrains-lost-years-of-customer.html http://bytecrafter.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-jetbrains-lost-y... 2. https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-the-jetbrains-toolbox-announcement/#more-7340 https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-t... 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10170089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10170089 4. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10278285 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10278285