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by Mawr 1905 days ago
I've wanted to buy Sublime Text for a long time, but I couldn't justify it due to:

> A license is valid for Sublime Text 3 [...]. Future major versions, such as Sublime Text 4, will be a paid upgrade.

> [...] an upgrade fee will be required for Sublime Text 4.

I'd feel pretty bad if I bought ST3 and the next day you'd decide to release ST4 and now I'd have to pay for an upgrade. Why not just stick to the terms on the buy page:

> Personal licenses are a once off purchase, and come with 3 years of updates. After 3 years, an upgrade will be required to receive further updates.

Why not:

> [...] come with 3 years of updates *regardless of version*.

Then I wouldn't have to worry about a new release being right around the corner.

As it's now I can only feel comfortable buying ST when a new major version comes out, which sucks. I could have bought it years ago.

I understand that providing release dates of future major versions can be hard but could you at least show the cost of the upgrade?

Sublime is great btw, I'll definitely make a purchase once ST4 comes out <3

1 comments

I think that’s a clarity issue on the page. They stated several times in the discord that buying an ST3 licence now covers ST4 as well.