The argument only exist because the one who made the argument has never written a line of code in their entire life.
You don't expect the warehouse to grow rooms and additional bay with each passing year. The warehouse is a capex, the software you bought and expecting to be supported down the line isn't.
Really, you've never seen a warehouse complex get added to, or a building retrofitted with new loading docks or refrigerators? Hospitals are notorious for growing like a friggin' plant. They just keep adding wings.
You don't expect the warehouse to grow rooms and additional bay with each passing year. The warehouse is a capex, the software you bought and expecting to be supported down the line isn't.