Markets are bigger, and companies are more valuable, because the internet has allowed them reach many more people: https://blog.eladgil.com/2019/05/markets-are-10x-bigger-than-ever.html
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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.