I can't imagine the Sublime Merge version I have today won't still be super useful once my license expires, so for a lot of people, buying a new copy might not

I can't imagine the Sublime Merge version I have today won't still be super useful once my license expires, so for a lot of people, buying a new copy might not seem particularly compelling. It's also so cheap (or it was when I bought it) that it's waaayyyyy less expensive than any 3 year subscription I've ever seen – something like $2/month.