> SaaS solved the issue of: I want continually improved and supported software, but I don't want to pay $5000 (or whatever fee makes sense) upfront for it. Jet

> SaaS solved the issue of: I want continually improved and supported software, but I don't want to pay $5000 (or whatever fee makes sense) upfront for it. Jetbrains solved this is in an even better and consumer-friendly way: - You buy the software on a recurring subscription and always get the latest version - If you stop your subscription, you can continue using a year-old version of the software forever This aligns everyone's incentives! Jetbrains is incentivized to invest in R&D, because they don't want customers to decide the older version is fine and not continue their subscription. The customers know that regardless of what happens, they will always have access to the software they need.