[mekster]

Along with your other points, you're not making any sense.

> - That's not to mention issues like being able to fix bugs yourself, extend it, or understand it. I don't do this often directly

That's just saying it's better for paid products because there's always someone paid to fix stuff instead of relying on volunteers.

I care to get the work done in the easiest way possible. And I hardly believe JetBrains will go away anytime soon, besides, using less productive tools until you see the paid competitors leave is really a dumb idea. If JetBrains were to disappear tomorrow and somehow they disabled my perpetual license along with them, I'll have to switch to Vscode but why let go of the benefit with your hypothetical concerns that may not materialize for years to come?

Sounds like you're just trying to create excuses to stay on your free apps.