IDA's license was too expensive for someone who wants to tinker, which is probably most people who want to use it. I almost feel bad for hex-rays now though, it

IDA's license was too expensive for someone who wants to tinker, which is probably most people who want to use it. I almost feel bad for hex-rays now though, it's gotta be tough to compete with an excellent, free, state-sponsored tool like Ghidra. I would have gladly paid a reasonably, hobbyist monthly license fee for IDA for what I was doing (video game reversing in my free time). If I were using it professionally I would have paid for a professional license. It doesn't seem like hex-rays trusts anyone though - unsurprising considering their domain.