It looks like the pricing model originally announced has changed. IIRC there was no hobbyist license at first and there may have been enough outrage that they dialed that back some. They announced the new version with some video I watched a good while ago that just turned me off entirely. I'm glad to see they've come to their senses.
CNC software and Video Editing software is the only software I have voluntarily paid for - there's GOOD value in that stuff. It's hard to write. There are plenty of free stuff out there for things I don't depend on as much and works just fine. I am not willing to "subscribe" to use my computer.
I don't hold any illusions about the work it takes to make good software -- it's my job -- I've done so for 16+ years now. But there are pricing models that are "value" and there are models that are "leach every dime out of you" -- subscription models are the latter, in my opinion. Heh - i'm kinda opinionated about it, I guess, since i do it for a living.