Hi @philvee727 first off happy birthday and even happier returns!
Linearity has always been our main company name. We strongly believe in the correlations between our product naming and our root name and we are more than happy to be open about such changes. You can read all about it here on our blog post by our CEO.
As for pricing, the core features you have as of today will remain the same and we have no plans of forcing anyone to buy a subscription. You will always be able to use all our tools for free.
We have ambitious goals and we believe our products offer solutions suited for bigger teams, companies as well. This rebranding and our new focus paves the way to reach those goals, have the resources to continuously support our beloved team but more importantly, keep working on new, exciting features.
All being said, we are planning to be even closer to our community than ever. We are hosting monthly events and have multiple community initiatives in the pipeline that all center around peer to peer learning experience and put spotlight on your valuable efforts.
Thank you!
Medet