I've checked their website [1] and it says that the fallback includes bug fixes during the period you've paid for. Yes, 1 year can make a difference, but I see

I've checked their website [1] and it says that the fallback includes bug fixes during the period you've paid for. Yes, 1 year can make a difference, but I see the fallback as a way of being able to have the product around just in case I need it after deciding I don't need it enough to continue paying for it. Sure, if .NET (or whatever your platform of choice) gets updated during your last subscription period, that may seem like bad luck. But sooner or later it will happen anyway and thus it will affect you if you stop paying. (Not sure about how .NET works, but in the java world, especially on linux, you can have multiple versions installed, so you could still continue using the product.) Another way to look at it is that when you first buy the product, you pay for that version and you get temporary access to updates during the next year. Then you buy the next version and get temp access for the updates to that one for another year. So looking at it from the first payment it makes sense. But I agree, that what you say would be more elegant and probably also easier to digest/understand. [1] https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What-is-a-perpetual-fallback-license- https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What...