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"What companies pay for" is anything they cannot get for free. If the value of an OSS project is mostly in its code, then any license that allows it to be used commercially will mean lots of free-riding.

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Companies want to have their cake and eat too: the code is free, but they're complaining there's no warranty.

If companies want better guarantees, then they should contribute more.

Thing is, they still continue using the code even as they are complaining. Which is to say, they'd very much like the warranty so long as it's also free, but if it's not, they're willing to go without.

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