So... The next versions of the arduino SDK will require a subscription and internet connection to work? (The company is hosted at the UK, isn't it? If it's so, add some invasive spying and selling your data to the list.)
But professionals have different requirements, and are willing to pay for tools that work well. Opening up a professional channel only makes sense if it's buttressed by a large ecosystem outside, with the pressure to keep using Arduino, because it's well-known, hardware is tried and true, hiring is easy, etc.
So, if anything, Arduino the company now has more incentives to make Arduino widely accessible among kids, students, hobbyists, etc.
Got it.
But keep in mind that people that talk in buzzwords are often not reliable.