> they're presenting their stuff as suitable to build your company on, then once you're reliant on them they start charging (big) money.

Where is Orbstack doing any of that? The product has always been closed-source and requires a paid license for commercial use.

> But don't pretend to live in the OSS world then want to also be a SaaS when you've achieved escape velocity

Ditto here, Orbstack isn't "pretending to live in the OSS world", nor is it a SaaS. Why are you making these claims?