I'm obviously not talking about click wrap agreements; I'm talking about in-person negotiations. The click-wrap "agreements" are all bullsh*t "adhesion contrac

I'm obviously not talking about click wrap agreements; I'm talking about in-person negotiations. The click-wrap "agreements" are all bullsh*t "adhesion contracts", and in that context are virtually unenforceable. That said, yes, I will strongly prefer to work with software that doesn't have such nonsense when possible. E.g., I've used LibreOffice for decades to avoid M$ office (which I can also watch family & friends who are stuck from work just become increasingly annoyed at how bad it gets — strong correlation). And yes, I do save myself a LOT of trouble by avoiding online-only or unnecessarily online software, keeping as much as possible to locally-running software. No, I'm not going to use your online project management, or charting, or whatever, unless I can get a direct benefit from the online aspect that is not otherwise available (e.g., simultaneous team editing, etc.) If they are making an obvious effort to tie your hands, it is because they lack the confidence that their product is good enough to willingly keep using it. Once again, you should believe them the first time they tell you.