Did you see the updates from Arduino comparing the old and new terms?
https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/21/the-arduino-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy-update-setting-the-record-straight/
WW
2025-11-22 03:23:47 +0000 UTC
That is really concerning, bu at the end you are right they have to find a way to monetize their purchase. Good that we can try to fork that. Arduino itself was the only reasonable alternative after platform.io started their fight with espressif . I hate IDEs provided by manufacturers...