Our business has not changed, we have not expanded, same usage ,but you want 50% more in license fees anyways. We are not at fault, and paid a premium for perpetual licenses in good faith. You at merger time, failed due diligence for existing obligations. Tricky legal manipulation still amounts to daylight robbery.
This stuff happened under Computer Associates and Oracle decades ago. Every few years, someone tries to roll you into a package deal, with worthless extras you don't need, or wont use least they lock you in harder.
Solution Options: The 'No worse off test' , Lawyer up and fight, Move, jump ship while in litigation. The Hotel California situation MUST be budgeted for, even today.
One advises AI token billing is already broken, and there will be front end AI brokers throwing easy ones to China or lowest bidder, so it is a no brainer NOT to commit to any model. I observe no-one is asking 'which business rules are costing us call center money?'
I can answer that one - needless redundant two factor, or security questions, and too smart promos, obscurity with auto renew billing prices.