You are of course right. The problem is that software companies end up doing the exact opposite more often than one would expect. We do the equivalent of sellin

You are of course right. The problem is that software companies end up doing the exact opposite more often than one would expect. We do the equivalent of selling razors at a profit, and to make the deal sweeter throw in the commitment to provide "as many razors" as the customer can possibly demand, and replacement razors at heavy discounts... for as long as there's an entity called McRazors, Inc.