There’s also “how do we know they’ll be around three years from now for support?”. Working with a company feels more secure in that respect, especially if that

There’s also “how do we know they’ll be around three years from now for support?”. Working with a company feels more secure in that respect, especially if that company is large and reasonably old. The “this” in “That this doesn't happen often” can also refer to “people who author GPLd code from making it clear that if a corporation wants a different licensing arrangement” not happening very often. Yes, there are projects that explicitly mention it, but I think those are in the minority.