I have this pattern where i avoid software i can't self host, because while i love paying for my products - i don't want to be cloud trapped. So some software/hardware, say Ubiquiti's suite - i buy and run locally. But sometimes cloud features are nice, so i enable them.

I don't _want_ Cloud, but knowing i'm not trapped makes me far more likely to be a customer. Knowing i can opt-in to cloud, opt back out, etc is great.

In practice i often end up buying Cloud. But i only first bought and continue to pay for services when i know i'm not trapped. The moment they start to make self-hosting a pain, or inhibited - i'm out.