This argument seems to pop up with respect to proprietary software, where folks can be reluctant to acquire a dependence on a commercial vendor making acceptabl

This argument seems to pop up with respect to proprietary software, where folks can be reluctant to acquire a dependence on a commercial vendor making acceptable offerings in the future. In more extreme cases, I've seen it as an argument against Microsoft software like Windows and Word. In less extreme cases, I've adopted this attitude with respect to some tightly restricted engineering (CAD) software used back in grad school. I mean, it was really useful software, but I didn't feel that I could reasonably rely on having access to it whenever I'd need it.