Smartfin acquires Hex-Rays

[sh3dow]

I think Ilfak foresaw the future of IDA Pro and the ever-shrinking market of his tool with newly released tools like BinaryNinja and Ghidra that offer remarkable results at less price/0 price and a comparable active community that actively try to extend/enhance these products.

It was just a matter of time before something emerged to challenge the monopoly of IDA Pro, and when it happened, the Hex-Rays team tried and failed to fight for their seat at the top.
They released a better free version and tried subscription models to offer cheaper prices, but that was too late, active IDA Pro community members already migrated to these tools.

Ilfak try to leave a sinking ship, But I hope the new company doesn't try to milk IDA Pro position by making it cloud service and fuck the regular users.