There's no agreement outside of the contract that says we were contracted to write the software according to provided specifications. But you are correct we off

There's no agreement outside of the contract that says we were contracted to write the software according to provided specifications. But you are correct we offered an exclusivity to the client but they were not interested in paying the price. Ultimately, I believe the company(dev shop) has decided to sit with the customer and offer exclusivity or some kind of partnership on the software one last time this week take it from there.