Nothings changed regarding to evaluation "Sublime Text 2 may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use. There is currently no enforced time limit for the evaluation.".
I'd be really interested to hear about how well this model works for them. I know that I, for one, am a paying customer because being able to use it for a month or so for free really got me hooked.
I'll most likely end up being the same way. I'm slow to switch editors, but every time I hear news about SublimeText I'll launch it and get closer to just making the switch - and by extension, paying.
Compare that to the 7 day trial of Coda 2. Nowhere near enough time to evaluate an editor, let alone wait for the next bugfix if you run into any issues.
I used it for free for a long time (longer than I care to admit) but by the time I did pay, I was so in love I would have happily spent 2x on it.
Funny, I bought it more or less right away and ended up using Emacs instead. I still don't feel bad about it though. It is a worthy tool in my belt and I love to support it.
Yes, but if you appreciate the work of the author you should buy a license after you try the editor.