E.g. the company that bought the IOT department of Acme Inc after a court order forced Acme Inc to sell it in order to pay off the debt. E.g. Pebble was sold t

E.g. the company that bought the IOT department of Acme Inc after a court order forced Acme Inc to sell it in order to pay off the debt. E.g. Pebble was sold to Fitbit due to insolvency. And the cloud services continued to run for a year. Bankruptcy does not necessarily mean everything is gone. Deleting everything is actually the _worst_ outcome as it destroys value. Not having any promise means it will pretty sure be gone. Having a support promise increases the chances of future support, even in case of bankruptcy.