>affect your likelihood of using any software they create? It depends on the type of software. "Yes" for utility software of narrow scope. I use scanner util

>affect your likelihood of using any software they create? It depends on the type of software. "Yes" for utility software of narrow scope. I use scanner utility software called VueScan which was a solo developer (Ed Hamrick) until his son joined.[1] I also used RegexBuddy which I think is a solo dev.[2] But "No" for critical workflow software that requires proprietary opaque data formats such as a clone for Evernote or similar note-taking tool. Basically, it's a risk analysis of how much "investment" the user loses if the solo developer quits updating the software or goes bankrupt. [1] https://www.hamrick.com/about-vuescan.html https://www.hamrick.com/about-vuescan.html [2] https://www.just-great-software.com/aboutjg.html https://www.just-great-software.com/aboutjg.html