The examples go beyond the abstract issue of whether or not software is an apolitical tool. According to the linked article, Autodesk has been greenwashing for

The examples go beyond the abstract issue of whether or not software is an apolitical tool. According to the linked article, Autodesk has been greenwashing for marketing while profiting off of the coal industry. The argument here is not whether software should be apolitical, but whether Autodesk specifically should cease greenwashing if it's not going to take actions that are in line with its marketing materials around the environment. The other layer, of course, is the specific pressure to restrict access to Autodesk tools to the coal industry, which is a trickier and more political question regardless of how important.