Open source can be used by companies to commoditise complementary products. It makes sense for them.
There's nothing stopping others doing the same though! You run the risk of others trying to commoditise your value add.
I wonder if this has happened?
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I've seen several companies offer a backup internet, e.g. Xfinity has "storm proof wi-fi", which is a battery powered cellular data connection. Eero Pro has something similar.
I can understand the incentive, but it competes with using a phone. It shows there's a market for data all the time!
Given the number of game companies that have re-released old games by bundling an OSS emulator, perhaps it's only a matter of time before Microsoft includes Wine in something!
Quantifying Gnome contributions by frequency, tenure, and affiliated companies:
https://hpjansson.org/blag/2020/12/16/on-the-graying-of-gnome/
Whilst the methodology can't be perfect, it's a nice way of measuring contribution trends.