UNITY NEWS - PRICE CHANGE, BACKLASH...

[DerVVulfman]

That they clearly stated...

Our Unity Personal plan will remain free and there will be no Runtime Fee for games built on Unity Personal.

... and with that, that they need to have available the Personal edition of Unity. And along with that, they need to support and provide updates and bug fixes without exclusion.  The moment they begin excluding the Personal edition or give suggestion that they may no longer provide such an edition for download, then more backlash would obviously ensue. 

And how many bother with  the "your trial period for WinRar has expired"...   Being coerced into upgrading to the Pro or Enterprise edition?  Only for the exclusive features like Havok Physics or Game Console options.  If they start 'removing' features, again backlash would ensue.

And they already saw how the community would treat them.

Its not that I don't trust them.  However, their back is against the wall if they wish to remain marginally relevant.