I see no problem with the switch to a commercial license, however making it a subscription is a very short-sighted move.
This instantly kills a lot of goodwill and puts "sold" into "unavailable" rather than "expensive" bucket.
This instantly kills a lot of goodwill and puts "sold" into "unavailable" rather than "expensive" bucket.
A license for a major version number? And then buy a new license for the next major bump up?
Okay fine.
But a never-ending fire hose of money coming out of my bank account is big nope. I have enough small monthly recurring charges, thanks.
EDIT: "Sublime Text license keys are no longer tied to a single major version, instead they are now valid for all updates within 3 years of purchase" - looks like I'm a pirate then.
Why? This is an altogether better arrangement unless they take over 3 years to release the next major version.