Treated not paying as a free trial (i.e. only used it for a very short time) and didn't pay because I was actually not happy with it.
Ask HN: How many of you have paid for sublime text?
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Re: Ask HN: How many of you have paid for sublime text?
#82$70 feels significantly overpriced: IntelliJ gives you full-blown IDE for $89. Switched to atom for simple text editing. IMO fair price is $15.