no I don’t have that choice, see my other comment

This, except I won’t buy an apple device (unless forced to: in Germany an i-bad is required in many high schools, yes you need to pay for it in full with your own money, yes it needs to be an i-bad they even require a specific model)

Some employers offer intellij ultimate subscriptions. It’s even mandatory in some teams. The devs don’t have to pay out of their own pocket. But I think many of them are hooked and will lobby to keep the subscription going.