This is a meaningless argument, like I said, innovation and upkeep isn't free. Software requires just as much infrastructure, tooling, and optimization as makin

This is a meaningless argument, like I said, innovation and upkeep isn't free. Software requires just as much infrastructure, tooling, and optimization as making a physical good. Your code will bit rot in weeks or months if you don't keep up with changes. Nobody is going to want the 100th copy if someone else has added a popular feature that I don't have. Lowering the price to build a user base is one thing, doing it just to get a sale is temporary and can't last. (edit: If I'm making a game I need art, if it's an App that uses ML/AI, I need data, and if it's an OS, I need hardware docs. None of these things are easier or harder to get than say wood or metal.) Those wanting to use something other than Teams are still free to choose, the switching costs are the barrier to entry in this case and anti-trust can ensure it's not made artificially higher by platforms.