In the case of the other product, I was offered purchases along the way, and all of that money is lost as soon as the underlying service goes away.
I've only partially utilized it for what I need, and now suddenly it is going away when I told it was supposed to last as long as I was in the free tier. I am 20 days away from having to give up another product I was originally told was free. I live in the Austin area, and there are horror stories around here of people being burned by Autodesk a few decades back, Autodesk burned bridges with people helping them sell product, so the lack of commitment and the software license that expires on an annual basis is a deal breaker. I'm not against paying, I'm against taking a risk with my time and designs. I am willing to pay, as long as I know up front how much it will cost and how long I can use the files I generate. I would rather Autodesk come up with a price for the hobby version. If I learn Freecad now, I'm unlikely to have a desire for an Autodesk product down the road. But if learning your tool carries with it grave risk, that down the road pro will be using a different product such as freecad. If I learn your tool, I am a potential pro down the road.
But if you are telling me that I potentially loose use of the skills I have learned or loose use of my own files/designs, or worse must pay you a quarter of my gross income from unrelated work just to have access to my own work, that is asking too much. I can see removing update rights, or access to new library downloads. So a guy that will for sure be a pro can use Fusion 360 for 3 years, but someone that is not a pro must invest his time at the risk of having the software become unavailable after a year. What I'm reading here is that Autodesk is only willing to commit to one year at a time, unless I am a student. So it is a commitment on my part to learn a tool. So as a hobbyist, I'm finding a steep learning curve on most cad tools.
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