> When have the tech choices ever been an issue in the lifespan of Claude Code?

This is just blatantly ignoring all of the glaring issues Claude Code has had over its lifespan.

I think the point is that people still continued to use it above everything else regardless.

Because there's no legal way to use Claude Code on subscription otherwise

Exactly. Their tech choices were not an issue because other things mattered more to users.

Yes. "People don't use alternatives not because they literally aren't allowed to, but because other things matter more"