TI did have a footprint in software, which is how they hoped to survive the endgame selling computers at a loss. But that created a dilemma. If they went ahead

TI did have a footprint in software, which is how they hoped to survive the endgame selling computers at a loss. But that created a dilemma. If they went ahead with a Nintendo-style crushing of third-party software developers, the Vic-20 would have a much larger software catalog and be a better value proposition. If they went the Commodore route and welcomed third-party developers, little of the software revenue would go to TI. They wavered back-and-forth on this a couple of times but never found an answer that worked for them.