This is the approach JetBrains takes with their IDE suite and it's the best of both worlds in my opinion. It takes most of the risk out of the decision-making p

This is the approach JetBrains takes with their IDE suite and it's the best of both worlds in my opinion. It takes most of the risk out of the decision-making process. To date I've kept my subscription active, but I probably wouldn't have signed up if I didn't have a fallback option. Maybe this is an esoteric case, but I have a project from a previously operating business (TechStars Boston 2010). Every now and then I think I'd like to take a nice stroll down memory lane. And then I remember I have one component that was an annual SaaS that I no longer have an expensive license for, so the thing won't boot. And I don't have the wherewithal to invest the time to replace it. It's extremely unlikely I'll ever adopt something similar in future projects, personal or otherwise. I get "continuing value" from all sorts of things I'd never want a subscription for. If you're confident in your product's ability to innovate and continue to add value, you shouldn't worry about attrition. Providing a fallback option makes it clear to me that you have that confidence and that makes a huge difference during a purchase decision.