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@Azure I've never noticed that before, but now you point out, it feels really inconsistent!

@azure@pleroma.site Agreed, just-so stories often sound plausible and then some releases a great Free software implementation of $THING. I do suspect there are some domains where the incentives don't work for FOSS though. Projects needs to be fun to work on (for small hobbyist/side projects) or valuable for corporations to publish (so they hire someone to work on it). AAA games or tax software probably won't become FOSS. Am I too pessimistic?

A discussion of IBM's revenue also shows the remarkable trajectory of Microsoft. MS may not have a foothold in mobile, and Windows is at saturation, but they're still growing! https://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-shows-growth-after-22-straight-quarters-of-declining-revenues-but-has-it-turned-the-corner/ I believe this is largely Azure.