Software maintenance does cost a lot, it’s a full time job. Most people don’t pay foss or any at all ( winrar or total commander case ). Most people won’t be able to maintain or adjust foss on their own… Foss doesn’t work forever ( it’s a pain to deeply depend on foss which stops being maintained ). It’s a reality that 1 year fallback license is necessary evil
This is uncontrolled reaction. Chinese and other countries plan to be able to conduct the controlled reaction