I hate posts like the one I am about to make when I see them in communities I'm active in, so apologies in advance for what I'm about to inflict upon you. As a prospective unraid user who is literally sitting with a bunch of hardware lists about to start making purchases for what appears to be a fairly mid-sized system I am immediately ceasing my interest in purchasing an unraid license.
I simply will not go down the subscription route for any software if I can at all avoid it, and I'm particularly concerned that this policy change was apparently accidentally made public with Buy Once, Use for Life. No subscription. No hidden fees still on the official website's pricing page. One wonders what other rugs might be pulled down the line now that the waters have been tested with this one. So, with that in mind, I will be moving my focus to one of a couple other vendors, no reason to name names.
Anyway, like I said, this probably won't be taken very well, and that's fine, but it is what it is. Not trying to ruffle any feathers, just giving you an outside perspective from an almost user. I do wish all of you, and the product, all the very best for the future but I won't be joining you.
