[AnimalMuppet]

"Choice" can mean two things.

1. The vendor has a choice of what they offer me. They can decide to offer only networked, for-rent versions. That's their choice.

2. I have a choice what I purchase or rent. I can decide to only buy (not rent) software that resides on my own machines. That's my choice.

They can pursue a direction that I don't want if they choose to. I can still choose not to go along.

[harshitaneja]

What's being suggested here is that most vendors would only offer networked solutions and you wouldn't have enough options to exercise your choice.