I seem to remember there was no escape for NetScape. However, the lawyers are not so concerned with the fate of ISVs - the debate pivots on the public interest. Surely the public at large has benefited from getting free browsers and email clients. Taking a wider viewpoint, having one main supplier of productivity software is not all bad. With a single source of Office suites, skills issues are reduced and we end up with highly mobile workforce.
People can swim freely in the sea of jobs, changing employers without worrying about retraining.
Consider accounting, 3D modeling and a range of other niche applications, and see if the same is true.