It was only a matter of time. IMO Fusion was a genius play by autodesk to steal market share, lock people in to their system, and then step on their necks......Never mind all the free r&d, free advertising and training programs that spawned from the youtube maker movement too.
I've been saying it for years, it was only a matter of time before they started reeling in the line.
Yes, boo on them for not following the "we lose money on every sale but make up for it in volume' approach to staying afloat
They didn't steal market share, they earned it by producing a good product at a very reasonable price.
Fusion360 is the best bargain for hobby use, it is free. Including free CAM. And when/if you need some more of the commercial functionality you can get that for a very low price per month (as in do your design, do the 3+ axis CAM, test that out, and stop the monthly payment. You get to keep your CAM output)
When you look at the demands of users in their forums for more and more functionality, plus I am sure from their commercial users as well, it should come as no surprise that the price will go up. Their R&D is not free, in fact their costs will go up and up as the complexitiy increases.