If you pay every month and never own it, that's rent. The landlord will try and lock you in and extract value while providing as little as possible. Sometimes y

If you pay every month and never own it, that's rent. The landlord will try and lock you in and extract value while providing as little as possible. Sometimes you get a good one that takes care of all the issues, but the majority just want their money. JetBrains figured this out already. Sell me a perpetual software license that I own and charge me separately to get the updates.