That certainly comes to mind. The question is, how could they take jQuery in an incompatible direction, tying developers into their version, thus gaining contro

That certainly comes to mind. The question is, how could they take jQuery in an incompatible direction, tying developers into their version, thus gaining control over the project? I can't really see a way it could happen here. Pulling a classic 'embrace and extend' would mean rather than contributing to the original product, they'd make their own subtly incompatible version.