Yes, I remember the wording being overly vague. But at the time Tesla was pushing it, they were pretty desperate for $$. I bet if someone had really helped build the supercharger network, they'd have been amenable to changes.

Looking at the way things played out, its obvious that they wouldn't faced competitive pressure due to this.

For the same reasons, the existing industry didn't bother. It was a long time before Ford took EVs seriously.