Sure, agreed 100%. But I've also noticed that many products from "businesses, not product-builders" tend to start out cheery, then thrash around with new busine

Sure, agreed 100%. But I've also noticed that many products from "businesses, not product-builders" tend to start out cheery, then thrash around with new business models for a while, then ultimately die or get consumed by the big fish. In light of this, I think there should be more ways to collectively fund those derelict product-builders. Imagine if Inkscape got a few million to hire some talent, bringing it up to the quality level of e.g. Affinity Designer? Nobody would be using Illustrator in a few years!