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Subscriptions often don’t allow continuing use of even existing versions of the product after you stop paying - it’s not just about access to future updates. T
by jkaplowitz 11mo ago
Subscriptions often don’t allow continuing use of even existing versions of the product after you stop paying - it’s not just about access to future updates.
The main exceptions are subscriptions that are explicitly for support and maintenance contracts on top of a perpetual license. There are also a few unusual business models, like JetBrains offer for subscriptions that last at least 12 months which grants a perpetual fallback license of the major versions (including future minor versions) that were current during any part of the subscription up through 12 months before cancellation.
- ezfe 11mo agoCorrect, and you're no longer paying so that's okay? It is unfortunate if the software stops existing but there is not a financial issue.
- daemin 11mo agoThere is a big difference between buying a perpetual licence with extra yearly support packages versus leasing the software with on a subscription model. While the two options may appear to be the same thing, the first one doesn't remove your ability to run the software once you stop paying for support. The best way that I have to describe it is in the first option you're buying a version of the software and then paying for updates and bug fixes in a flexible manner, while in the second option you're leasing use of the software for as long as you continue to pay.